Just so we’re clear, calling the cops because you see a large black guy in your neighborhood is harassment. This has happened to a friend with a door-to-door job in three separate neighborhoods over the last few months. And if you’re going to protest and appeal to the black male crime rate to justify your […]
My Thoughts On Immigration
Many of us are thinking about the implication of having a new president-elect especially in regard to immigration. Here are some of my articles and interviews on the subject: Border Fences: Costlier Than The Problem? (Forbes.com, October 17, 2016) What You Don’t Know About Immigration Can Hurt You (Forbes.com, October 17, 2016) Immigrants and Their […]
Hackademia: Take The Grading Challenge
I hate grading. It’s boring, it involves some wearying judgment calls, it’s sometimes depressing… As one of my mentors said (wisely), “We teach for free and get paid to grade.” I just stumbled upon this one weird trick that helped me plow through a lot of grading very quickly. Instead of grading in my office […]
A Few Thoughts For Students From An Economics Professor
A few thoughts for students from an economics professor: We know more than you, but this doesn’t mean we’re smarter. It just means we’re older. I’ve taught lots of students who are smarter than me, but I know a lot more about economics than they do because I’ve been studying it for about as long […]
Matthew 18
Here are a few thoughts on the parable of the forgiven servant in Matthew 18: Our debt is of a kind that can’t be repaid. The 10k talents are a stand-in for impossibility–and yet when we ask for mercy, we still say “I’ll pay it back! I promise!” We are forgiven even above and beyond […]
Some Thoughts On “SEC and College Football: Is it still the dominant conference?”
I recently read an article “SEC and College Football: Is it still the dominant conference?” on the Covering the Business Side of Sports website. Here are my thoughts on the subject: This becomes remarkable when you consider population and enrollment. Ohio, for example, has over 11 million people while Alabama has just under 5 million […]
Get Gooder at Good Writing
Are you needing to write and give a presentation? Here are some resources to help you prepare for your time behind the podium. Writing Posts from Lifehack Improve Your Writing With Word Limits Writing Research Papers Hunt, Gather, and Build: A Review of “Weinberg on Writing: The Fieldstone Method” Edit This Post on Editing Deirdre McCloskey […]
No, The “Walking Dead” Season 7 Premiere Didn’t Go Too Far
Spoiler Alert: If You Haven’t Yet Seen the Premiere Episode of The Walking Dead Season 7 and don’t want to know what happens until you do, stop reading right now. I’m surprised that so many people seem to be appalled by the gore and violence of the Season 7 premiere of The Walking Dead. We […]
Price Gouging: My Thoughts
Here is a list of articles and blogs I’ve written regarding Price Gouging. Price Gouging in a Picture Price Gouging Laws Hurt Storm Victims Art Carden:Price Gouging Fill-in-the-Blank Article About Price-Gouging Laws Preventing Post-Disaster Price Gouging Yields Devastating Results Is Price Gouging Bad? The Law of Demand Art Carden on Christian Ethics & Economics Sound […]
Get Control Of Your Personal Finances
I often get requests for help with personal finances. I have a $0 course on personal finance available at Udemy that you can access here. It walks you through the basics of managing your money well by avoiding bad debt, saving aggressively, and investing wisely. The most important thing about managing your money is actually […]