Over 55 historians recently signed a letter expressing their dissent to the new Framework established by the College Board for AP US History courses all across the country. Over 460,000 students took the AP US History exam in 2014. Each summer, hundreds of AP US History teachers and college professors meet together to grade these […]
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Academics Weigh in on AP US History Controversy
12 Jun 2015
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Technological innovations destroying jobs! Mass unemployment–starvation even. Say it isn’t so!
08 Jun 2015
One of the benefits of being …ahem..over 50 years old is perspective. Not necessarily wisdom, but one would like to think that perspective leads to additional wisdom as well. As Hayek noted decades ago in The Sensory Order, much of what our brain processes works to align what we see in light of previous activities–mental […]
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Why I Don’t Believe in Man-Made Global Warming
02 Jun 2015
“Let God be true though every man [and scientist] were a liar” (Romans 3:4) In the course of my teaching here at Cedarville University, students will occasionally ask me to address the issue of global warming. Of chief concern to them, it seems, is what a Christian’s response ought to be. Admittedly not one to […]
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Big Sports and Big Money: At Your Expense
28 May 2015
Sports fans and Stadium Projects Sports fans, listen up. I am a very big fan of many sports, including that all-time draw, cross country and track (OK, maybe not). But here is something I cannot abide, because it is simply unfair and inefficient to boot. I am talking about the rash of new or proposed […]
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In a world of tremendous challenges and threats, Mr. Obama has a curious way of selecting priorities. Iran wants a Nuke, Mr. Obama says let them get very close but not have it for 10 years. ISIS expands, and Mr. Obama talks. In the U.S., job growth still significantly lags what is needed to lead […]
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Running Off the Rails
14 May 2015
First let me say that I am saddened by the Amtrak tragedy in Pennsylvania recently. Second, I admit I love trains—riding in them and watching them. So I am not longing for railroads to disappear. What I am disturbed about is the immediate use of this accident by Democrats (and I am sure a few […]
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Confusion about the Constitution
07 May 2015
I am sure our readers have been keeping up with the latest Islamic radicalism issue—the attempted terrorism in Garland, Texas at a Muhammed drawing contest. The two terrorists were killed by police. The featured participant and sponsor, Pamela Geller, was unharmed. She had organized the event in order to promote free speech in the wake […]
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Labels are both handy and hated. In economics, we teach that branding and labels are ways to economize on the costs of information search. So, for example, I go into the voting booth and on many lower-level candidates, I may not have much, if any, information on their positions. But if I see a “D” […]
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Bruce Jenner and the Radical LGBT Movement
26 Apr 2015
I caught a snippet of former Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner’s interview about his transgender journey—not to mention its exaltation by the networks, even ESPN. One thing Jenner said however, I did appreciate. He said that he and anyone else ought to have the right to pursue their goals (a paraphrase) as they choose. He apparently […]
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The United States Supreme Court heard another important case Wednesday, April 22, Horne v. Department of Agriculture. Under a 1937 New Deal era Marketing Order scheme, the Federal government gets to confiscate outright whatever percentage of a raisin crop is deemed necessary to keep raisin prices high, or high enough. Henry Horne, a raisin grower […]
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