Really cool little event on the National Mall April 14-20: The Historic Vehicle Association (HVA), which is dedicated to creating National Historic Landmark status for significant transportation vehicles, selected the first White House automobile, a 1909 White Steamer, which was used by President William Howard Taft, for it’s induction into the Historic Vehicles register. The …
Hi there all! Back in May I changed website servers and had to focus on my company sites to get them all running, so my personal websites have been down. Way back when, Trouble asked me for the link to the Constitution study guide, so I’ve been wanting to get this back up. Maybe some …
The conservative think tank, Heritage, publishes an annual “Index of Economic Freedom,” ranking countries by measurements that include property rights legal protections and due process ability to incorporate and engage in other entrepreneurial activities mobility of investments ability to choose freely in a marketplace This means that countries that impose restrictions on these and other …
Lane, you beautiful young man. I remain inspired by you and thrilled to have known you. Your smile endures. Rest in pace, dear Lane, and may God continue to bless you and those of us who had the privilege to know you. – Bromley I love this pic of you all, with Lane being Lane amidst …
This review of two books on modern Indian economics and politics provides on-point discussion of our concept of “political efficacy.” You may recall: The point of this article is the Indian political system has half-converted to the free market, so that its politics has embraced it only partially, diluting its benefits and limiting common understanding of …
by Prof Michael Boskin of Stanford. Let’s establish his perspective: he’s a conservative who served in the HW Bush administration. Nevertheless, he’s an honest academic, and his Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal earlier this week nails it. Key points: – the ACA model is inherently defective as it treats all insured equally, which violates …
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I was going to give you guys a rant on Mandela’s passing, but Juan Williams said it all the then some. This is the best eulogy I have seen so far. – Bromley —————————————————————— Juan Williams: My Meetings With Mandela Fresh from prison, he granted an interview—then quizzed me about a topic that fascinated him: …
This one was in draft form from during our class, but it reinforces a huge lesson I wanted to convey to you guys during the class, something called “confirmation bias.” Confirmation bias is the idea that one perceives evidence through the lense of preconceptions. This is how two honest people can view the same facts …
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Try this one: http://m.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/07/what-if-you-had-to-earn-american-citizenship/309398/ I’ll tell you later what I got. Btw, I went to the 150th anniversary celebration at Gettysburg last month, and they ran a citizenship swearing-in ceremony at the end of the event. Very cool and so moving. Justice Scalia presided. The citizenship oath is very serious, and it is still tied to …
You guys asked me for my personal opinion on a couple things, and I think Bones sent me off onto a rant about my economics-driven point of view, that central planning, centralized systems, whether public or private, are inherently dangerous. Today’s Wall Street Journal runs a book review with the hugely important economics …
So he did it: D.C. Mayor Gray vetoes ‘living wage’ bill aimed at Wal-Mart, setting up decisive council vote Some of you predicted this, all of us wondered what would happen. Here are some of the predictable, yet ever amusing commentary: Walmar helps the poor: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/with-wal-mart-veto-dc-mayor-puts-citys-poor-ahead-of-rally-cry-for-working-poor/2013/09/14/096a646e-1c81-11e3-82ef-a059e54c49d0_story.html0 Walmart’s fault: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/12/dc-living-wage-bill_n_3914264.html Minimum wage sucks: http://reason.com/blog/2013/09/12/dc-mayor-vetoes-job-killing-anti-walmart Union president …
Trouble kindly sent an ecard that reminding me how I was not in Maine this past month. Thanks, dude. Here’s how important you guys are, warranting giving up THIS for YOU: The morning view from the sailboat dock, probably about 6am. The wildlife comes out at the crack of dawn, and watching the lake come …
Nick sends this in for us: http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/24/toyota-prius-owners-targeted-by-tire-slasher-video/ Bromley this wasn’t you was it?
Thanks for your patience w/ my server problems over the last few days. It was a helatious nightmare for my business, but you guys made it not even a bump on the way to getting your rather excellent papers to me. Back to Bromley’s email: mlb@school4schools.com I don’t read the other one very much, and …
You do not need to print out your essays for Tank. However, Tank encourages you to take your drafts for them to review and help. You should take advantage of this!! Email me your essays by 9:45 pm Friday Good luck! – Bromley Btw, please get your research books from Tank:
Part V: due 5pm today Missing Work Please check your email for Bromley grading of HW & reading email me your missing Qs, etc. Essay: Use your readings handouts!!! Books/ sources: pickup your books from Tank! Be critical of author point of view use Jstor database for academic articles! Let me know if you …
Part 1. Vocab handout – Define and apply the words (30 min.). original intent gerrymandering marginal entrepreneurial politics elites plea bargain patronage recidivism equality of outcome rule of law zoning winner take all at large cloture hegemony conscription marginal petition safety net quorum standing Lemon Test determinism Part 2. Short Answers: select five for a …
Part 4. Blog discussion “Pluralistic Society” (25 min): Who rules and/or who should rule in a pluralistic society? Your answers should demonstrate your understanding of the concepts, vocabulary, and analytical tools you have developed in this course. You should make original posts and reply thoughtfully to others. 20 min.