Tag: liberty

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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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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Did You Get a License To Grow Those Tomatoes?

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Mac Slavo writes about the massive egg recall and the excuse it is giving the government to increase control of our food supply. The title of this blog post reminded me of the importance of being consistent in my beliefs. “Did you get a license to grow those tomatoes?” is where the rubber hits the road, so to speak. For you see, I do not like tomatoes. Not at all. They are tolerable in the canned tomato soup…probably because there isn’t much tomato to speak of in such liquid. But raw and in chunks…no, no, I cannot ingest it. So…

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The Housing Market is Down…the End of the World!!!!….?

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As Jeffrey Tucker over at Mises.org said, “the rock was thrown up but it is falling down again.” Go figure. Just because the government is…well…government doesn’t mean they can negate the laws of nature. At least that’s my opinion. I suspect they may think different about it. Everyone is shaking their head and bemoaning these housing numbers which make mark (gasp!) a double-dip recession. This reminds me something slightly related…last week on the news they interviewed a lady who worked in Chicago as an economic advisor to a financial firm. She was talking about the bad unemployment numbers and what…

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Why We Must Be Fair to Both Political Parties

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Walter Williams has a good article on LewRockwell.com about senior citizens and handouts. While senior citizens are fed up with the current system, see Obama as a Marxist, socialist, narcissist, and every other evil thing, don’t like government spending and so forth, they can’t seem to give up their handouts. I can sympathize, I understand how they must feel, but that doesn’t stop me from advocating the end of Social Security and the like. I am the future, and I will be paying the price for Social Security…while enjoying none of the benefits. Are senior citizens in America so present-oriented…

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What is Public School…Really?

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Warning: This article by John Taylor Gatto made me start crying. So read with care…and with a Kleenex nearby. As a young person deeply aware of what my education was like, why I was educated that way, and what it has made me into, the tragedy of our society strikes me very hard. The poem of a public schooled student before he committed suicide is one of the most tragic things about our modern times. It reminded me of the book, “The Little Prince.” In that book, the little boy draws an elephant inside a boa constrictor (which, incidentally, looks…

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Freedom to Be Young

There are many things I want to say, I’ve got these thoughts spilling out, I’m trying to keep them from running away. So this might turn out to be a rather messy blog post, my apologies. 1) I want to say that it is very fascinating to be so “into” this whole freedom movement at such a young age. Since I was attending tea parties at age 15, I was able to figure out where I stood on issues much earlier than others. But more importantly, it has given me the time and opportunity to develop my thinking. I haven’t…

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