When I began my college education in 1974, my perception was that things were pretty simple. You (the student) went to class, listened to your professor and took notes, did the assigned reading, studied for quizzes and exams and, Lord willing and you behaving properly, you graduated not only with a degree but with some […]
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Whatever Happened to Higher Education?
16 Aug 2013
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Detroit the Exemplar
24 Jul 2013
I have been reading quite a bit on the travails of the City of Detroit and I find this is an opportunity for me to rant about one of my favorite topics: economic development efforts in cities, or what is also called urban renewal, better labeled “urban removal.” These wonderful programs (note the sarcasm please) […]
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Will Saletan & Trayvon Martin
18 Jul 2013
I am very, very late to this particular issue, but for those who have not done so, I encourage you to read Will Saletan’s excellent piece at Slate on the Trayvon Martin shooting and the Zimmerman verdict. While I do not agree with all he has to say here, he strikes a good tone and […]
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Scalia/Ginsburg: Opera & Civility
17 Jul 2013
Supreme Court Justices Scalia and Ginsburg see the Constitution quite differently. When it comes to the most salient issues (like gay marriage, abortion, and racial preferences), the antipodes verbally combat and vote on opposing blocs. Scalia is wedded to original understanding, a philosophy that emphasizes both text and historical context, while Ginsburg is more organic, […]
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Much is being made of the D.C. city council’s 8-5 decision to impose a “living wage” of $12.50 on Wal-mart. Wal-mart has announced cancellation of three planned stores and a review of 3 stores being built now. Mona Charon over on NRO correctly highlights the harm this decision will have on its citizens: Vincent Orange […]
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Over on the DC publication The Hill, we find that the head of the IMF suggests climate change is the new growth engine for jobs! Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said Thursday that climate change will drive job creation. “Climate change will create jobs. It will create disasters before it […]
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Federalism as Instrument for Tolerance
27 Jun 2013
Last week I was able to go to Acton University and experience a great intellectual exploration of the intersection of faith and markets. One of the best features was the diversity of the participants; we had ~850 participants from 85 countries! Most were Christians (Protestant, Catholic or Orthodox), although I enjoyed one dinner while talking […]
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Obamacare leading to Capitol Hill Exodus!
13 Jun 2013
Politico has the article today, which is sure to get major hits since its currently the lead Drudge Report article. Staffers and aides are being forced to transition into Obamacare in lieu of their existing health care benefits, yet if they retire now they can continue on their current plan. This is apparently a non-partisan […]
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The Perfect Storm
30 May 2013
I hope everyone has been watching the unfolding scandal at the IRS (that’s the Internal Revenue Service for the present). As I see it, this seems like the perfect convergence of several disturbing trends in recent decades. First, we see the increasing use by congress of “big” and “broad” statutes whose language is left (deliberately?) […]
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With public opinion polls low for Congress (independent of which party is in power) and support for the President seemingly at his base level, no real substantive work being done, and the only progress at all on our national debt is an approach that the President insisted on and now says is the worst way […]