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Opinion
Oh Colorado
Colorado is a very interesting state and today’s Denver Post reveals why. Aldo Svaldi and Greg Griffin report today that in the current recession Colorado lost close to107,000 jobs.
In an odd way, that is one of the good things about Colorado....
Mar 11, 2010
Arne Duncan Makes a Case for Direct Student Loans
Arne Duncan writes on WaPo this week, saying, "For too long, bankers have gotten a free ride from the U.S. Department of Education."
Feb 26, 2010
Rick Green: So what is it with UConn…that they think they don’t have to face the same financial limits as the rest of us?
Rick Green, a trustee of the University of Connecticut, writes on The Hartford Courant this week, "...I've had an increasingly difficult time grasping the ever-rising cost of higher education. I find quite persuasive Senate candidate Peter Schiff's views about how cheap government loans have fostered a spendthrift attitude at colleges and universities..."
Feb 24, 2010
Tea Party Activism—Will it Last?
It is interesting that Tea Party activism is frightening politicians of both parties This is a popular uprising that is too new to be confronted by serious opposition. Right now it is referred to as “populist,” a term that connotes an anti-intellectual bias—either of the Progressive left or the working-class poor of George Wallace. That’s about as much criticism that has arisen, and that is good, because the Tea Party reality is more interesting than the name given to this phenomenon.
Feb 22, 2010
Forbes: The Man Who Can Save GM (And why the board will never put him in charge)
Jerry Flint, of Forbes.com writes that he knows who the next CEO of GM should be: "It is Robert Lutz, the only man for the job. Will he get it? Doubtful. He is too outspoken, he's too colorful (an ex-Marine pilot who still races cars around the track at top seed and flies a fighter jet and a helicopter) and most of all, he's too old."
Feb 14, 2010
Does the U.S. Really Need More College Graduates?
U.Va.’s Miller Center Kicks off National Debate Series with Education Debate: Ohio University Economist Richard Vedder will debate former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings.
Feb 13, 2010
Is Federalizing Education a Good Idea?
David Davenport and Gordon Lloyd ask on San Francisco Chronicle this week if we REALLY want to shift more of the responsibility of educating our Nation's children from the states to the Federal Government.
Feb 11, 2010
Where Is the Inflation?
Most economists, including yours truly, have been saying that the huge budget deficits the country is running will result in inflation. So, where's the inflation? Inflation normally lags changes in the growth of the money supply by one to two years. The big monetary expansion took place in the last half of 2008. So if the economy follows past trends, one would expect to see growing inflation by the latter part of this year.
Feb 10, 2010
Will God Watch the Super Bowl?
I’ve been wondering if God will be watching the Super Bowl and here are the reasons I think that the answer is “Yes, God will be watching.”
Feb 7, 2010
America’s Vulnerability and the Coming Realignment in International Balance of Power
“Realignment” in domestic American politics is a concept that refers to fundamental shifts in public opinion that usher in domination by one political party. The Great Depression triggered one important realignment that continued through the election of Lyndon Johnson in 1964 through 1973. During the forty year period from 1933—when President Herbert Hoover was replaced by Franklin Roosevelt—through 1973 when President Lyndon Johnson decided not to seek re-election, the United States was governed by one political party.
Feb 4, 2010
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