Happy Socialist Holiday!…

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As one of my friends said this morning on Facebook. I doubt if many Americans think of it that way. But last night my little sister said, “what is Labor Day about?” And I had to try to remember what I read about it last year, but couldn’t. I thought it had something to do with Marxism, but promised to do research on it and let her know the details. There were several reasons why I speculated that Labor Day was motivated by Marxism. 1) We must never forget the enormous emphasis that Marxism puts on labor. The labor theory…

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Pragmatism over Principles?

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I was reading this great article this morning on the real history of our country. It started off talking about how the “Revolutionaries” of the American Revolution were not part of the writing of the Constitution, i.e., the founding of a central government. Some of those who played a major role in the Revolution were fighting for the freedom to do whatever they wanted. Others engaged in it because they wanted to be the ruler, not George III. For some it was a struggle between liberty and tyranny (no, I’m not a Mark Levine fan, I find it annoying though…

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Modern Marvels

I still cannot believe how wonderful my computer is. I just love my ArachnoMac…and am constantly discovering new gadgets. For instance, I can take video and pictures, add effects (black and white, etc…) and with ONE click, publish it to Facebook. For your information, I hate uploading pictures and videos through Facebok. Don’t ask me why, I just do. I don’t do it any more than I must. So to click one little button inside iPhoto and have it all done for me is just fantastic. Secondly, someone yesterday asked if my powerpoint would be available on my website. I…

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Chicago Seminar Report

Firstly, I’m extremely tired. I woke up at 3.45am this morning so we could catch the train from Harvard to Chicago. It has been a long day, but very rewarding. The seminar this morning was great. We had a good turnout, and I think it went really well. Kudos to Justin and Chris for their work in putting it together. Despite some confusion and difficulty with computers, powerpoints, projects, etc…at the beginning, we managed to make it work smoothly. I was excited to meet a new homeschooling family, that always makes me so happy. It totally made my day to…

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A bright summer morning

It just dawned on me that summer is slowly ending. It is September, which means Autumn. In a way, I’m glad to know we don’t have much more scorching heat, but it is a little saddening. At any rate, I was very good this morning to get up early and start working on my projects, so I can afford to take time to blog. It is very cool outside right now, a little foggy, and the sun is just barely shining through the clouds. It is beautiful. So what has kept me so long from my site? Well…I’ve got a…

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A Link Smorgasbord

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While I usually try to write something original for you…the beginning of this week is proving to be quite crammed. And I mean crammed. It is a new experience to be teaching two classes. I’m used to a speech or two but preparing for two classes each week…that’s a little different. I’ve probably said this before, but I’m teaching two classes, preparing for two speeches, trying to keep up with this site, work on my Intro to Economics Workshop, do Spanish, and a myriad of other things. In light of that, today I’m going to give you some random links…

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Of Music and Sharks

For lack of a better subject, (tired of the President’s vacation…afraid to bore you with more anti-public school thoughts, if I write anymore about the New York mosque I think I’ll go crazy, and so it goes…) I will write about something that’s been on my mind recently…music, due to the erratic behavior of my online music player, but I’ll get to that in a moment. Roughly two years ago I listened to classical music. Purely classical music. Nothing else. Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, they were my favorite. I’d also hunt down the more obscure ones. Frankly, it wasn’t much work to hunt…

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A New Project

I guess I decided life was getting a little boring…teaching two classes and preparing for two speeches, besides juggling my own studies, wasn’t quite enough. So I’m working on a new project…it is an event, specifically, that I will be putting on…so watch for details. Don’t worry, the loyal readers of my website will hear the news first, but I just need to finalize a few things before publicizing it. Suffice to say, it has to do with me and economics…and hopefully you, if you’ll come!

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