a-million-dollars

The term a trillion dollars has been thrown around in these recent weeks.  Like any term or phrase that is constantly repeated it tends to lose its value over time.  I have heard the trillion dollar remark thrown around so much that I happened to lose scope of exactly how much money that is.  Thanks to a post I found Read more

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Do not yield to the bad, but always oppose it with courage. – Virgil

Ludwig von Mises chose that quote in high school to be his personal motto. I believe a man is as good as his heroes and a newly acquired hero of mine is Mises. He is a champion of economics and individual liberty. You may wonder how economics is linked with liberty and how they come hand in hand. Simply, you exercise your liberty each time you Read more

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how-stuff-works

If you are like me and like to learn about a variety of topics, but don’t really have the time to read a book on the subject you can watch HowStuffWorks. You can feed your baby, iron clothes, lift weights, jump rope, and balance your check book, meanwhile, learning about whatever peaks your interest. Read more

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econ

At one time long ago, I held close to my convictions, opinions, beliefs and values thinking they would carry me through my future years.  I’m realizing more every day that I’m breaking down these convictions one by one, in the face of new truths.  If that time long ago was bright and full of certainties, today is even brighter without the guarantees.  Sometimes, I feel that everything I know is wrong, but then I have to tell myself that is also a blessing.  Discovering the wrong means I have found the right, realizing the truth means I have destroyed a lie.  If you want to discover the truth, like I have, to the point that it may even frighten while at the same time enlightening you, read Economics in One Lesson. Read more

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