Tag: Sowell
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Visions in Modern Politics (Part 1)
(Written Jan. 2020) Introduction Regarding politics, the last four years have been some strange ones – Donald Trump has become president, America has become increasingly polarized on many issues, and identity politics has taken over the nation. Many of you, I included, no doubt wonder what exactly has happened? How did America come to this…
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Economics: Rent Control
(Written Dec. 2019) California is having massive social and political problems right now, not least of them the homelessness epidemic. About one-quarter of the homeless people living in the United States currently reside in California, with most of those congregating in L.A. and San Francisco. State and local governments have decided to step in and…
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Economics: An Introduction
(Written July 2019) What is Economics? When I inform people that I’m an Economics major, they often ask me what I think of the stock market or what they should invest their money in. I have to correct them by explaining that, while some economists predict markets, or advise people on their finances, Economics as…
The Reluctant Philosopher 