Click Here For Part Two I have a number of different topics to cover over the next couple of months. I will post most of these in the form of series. Sometimes, as these series can be multi-parts (as many as ten), I will introduce a new series before a given...
Read Part One Here Read Part Two Here Read Part Four Here Greek and Roman Economics (700B.C.-400A.D.) Although modern economics are generally discussed from four polarizing positions; Radical, Keynesian, Neo-Liberal, and Austrian (all of which we will cover later), virtually all aspects of our modern discussion of economics were first articulated by the Greeks,...
Six years ago one of my former mentees decided to try growing vegetables on a tiny patch of ground. She thought, “what a nice little hobby I will create for myself.” Her vision was to grow and provide a little food for a few other families. She was not willing to...
(Please excuse any errors. I am writing on the fly from New York and time is limited). Marcus Tullius Cicero Cicero said, "To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child." To paraphrase, he who only knows his own generation is an unwitting slave to those who have a knowledge of the...
Read Part One Here American Dilemma Our dilema is that like most things human, we have taken the concept of the division of labor too far. Oliver DeMille points this out in his 2005 speech, The Future of American Education: 8 Trends Every Parent Should Understand: Since 2001 a number of social commentators have noted...
This is part 6 of an 8-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Read Part 5 Here Building Your Two Towers At regular intervals during undergraduate enrollment, a mentor takes time to talk about the future. What will you be doing after graduation? What is your...
