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23 Aug James Buchanan on the Use of Science

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"What a science does, or should do, is simply to allow the average man, through professional specialization, to command the heights of genius." - James Buchanan This description of the power of economics by Buchanan has always struck me as insightful.  Economics is a tool for...

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22 Aug In The Heights Celebrates First-Gen Americans

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The unexpected and broad-based protests erupting in Cuba are a poignant reminder of the lost liberty experienced by people under authoritarian regimes. The opposite could be said for the movie In The Heights, the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical. If the dissent on...

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22 Aug In The Heights Celebrates First-Gen Americans | Samuel R. Staley

Posted at 05:34h in Uncategorized by one80Admin

The unexpected and broad-based protests erupting in Cuba are a poignant reminder of the lost liberty experienced by people under authoritarian regimes. The opposite could be said for the movie In The Heights, the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical. If the dissent on...

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22 Aug The Most Impressive AI Demo I Have Ever Seen

Posted at 05:31h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

This is jaw-dropping. It starts slow but watch the whole thing. I don’t think I would have been more amazed had I witnessed the first flight of the Wright Brothers. The post The Most Impressive AI Demo I Have Ever Seen appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Read...

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22 Aug Classic Stossel: Stupid in America

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Exciting things are happening in education suddenly. In some places, charter schools bucked the unions, and got results. Inner-city kids do well on benchmark tests. They are excited to learn! When Stossel tells fourth graders that school is boring, they yell at him, “No, it’s...

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22 Aug Engage Rather Than Sanction the Cuban People

Posted at 05:29h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

After six decades of tyranny, the Cuban people made clear to the world that they wanted liberty. The American left, long with a soft spot for tyrants who espouse socialism, insisted that Cubans loved their jailers. However, last month’s demonstrations exploded across the island with...

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22 Aug “What a science does, or should do, is simply to allow the average man, through professional specialization, to command the heights of genius.” James M. Buchanan

Posted at 05:19h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

|Peter Boettke| This description of the power of economics by Buchanan has always struck me as insightful.  Economics is a tool for the curious.  Properly understood, economics is not a tool for the power seeking and those who want to govern over others, though that is...

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22 Aug Private Firms Are the Key to Space Exploration

Posted at 05:06h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

To kick-start Mars exploration, use a money prize to incentivize enterprise. Read the Full Article here: >National Review...

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22 Aug The Simple Math of How to Retire with Millions

Posted at 05:01h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

I like to ask my class what it takes to be wealthy, and someone always says, “one million dollars.” I typically respond by saying, “well, that is true for a lot of people, but one million dollars is easy – I’m going to show you...

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22 Aug Ashish Kulkarni interviews me

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About half is about India, the other half is his very careful, memory-rich questions about earlier MR posts.  I was happy with how it turned out… The post Ashish Kulkarni interviews me appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Read the Full Article here: >Marginal Revolution...

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