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Entries Tagged as 'Economics'

Subprime Morgage Mess

January 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I actually don’t have much to say about this, except that this video is probably the best explanation I have heard for what happened. To top it off, it’s actually a comedy sketch in the form of an interview. If you watch it, you will probably learn something and you might get a […]

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Tags: Video · Fun · Economics

New Year’s Resolutions

January 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Well, here we are in 2008. Instead of doing a New Year’s Resolution for myself, this year I think I am going to make resolutions for the planet as a whole. Since I never keep my personal resolutions, despite my best intentions, I might as well throw my support to broader issues. […]

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Tags: Political · Economics · History

Tuition

October 30th, 2007 · No Comments

Wow, it’s been over a month since I posted in this thing. I have been extremely busy month- mostly with school and being Student Government President at my college. Which leads me to my next post. I was quoted in the Dallas Morning News on Tuesday on October 23rd, 2007. They […]

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Tags: Economics · Education

Giuliani’s 60/40

September 20th, 2007 · No Comments

OK, I don’t normally like Michael Moore but I did enjoy this publicity stunt mocking former Mayor Giuliani. As much as I dislike Giuliani’s aggressive, uncompromising foreign policy, I do think he did a pretty good job cleaning up New York City. Those good deeds aside, I thought this video was hilarious. […]

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Tags: Political · Video · Fun · Economics · Drugs Sex or Rock & Roll

Alibis for Adulterers

September 14th, 2007 · No Comments

Thanks to Anjie for showing me this one. The concept is pretty straight forward. This French company helps spouses cheat on their significant others by allowing them to purchase alibis and the necessary follow-up documents, phone calls, whatever is necessary for them to pull it off. It’s legal, because they only make […]

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Tags: Economics · Drugs Sex or Rock & Roll

Reuben Sturman: immoral scoundrel or pioneering entrepreneur? PART TWO

September 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

So, when we left off Reuben Sturman had made the valuable discovery that adult magazines and books lead to higher profits. Thus, he increasingly emphasized that aspect of his business, investing all his revenue into expanding his operations throughout Ohio, and then the United States. By the late 1960s, Sturman was the biggest […]

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Tags: Economics · History · Drugs Sex or Rock & Roll

Reuben Sturman: immoral scoundrel or pioneering entrepreneur? PART ONE

September 1st, 2007 · 7 Comments

Chances are you’ve never heard of Reuben Sturman but for a time he was one of the richest, most powerful men in America. What Rockefeller was to oil, Sturman was to porno magazines and erotic novels. What Carnegie was to the steel industry, Sturman was to snuff films and peeping shows. By […]

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Tags: Economics · History · Drugs Sex or Rock & Roll

Transgender Bathrooms

August 27th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Yes, Gonzales finally resigned. But more importantly, the University of Vermont has installed a gender-neutral bathroom for its transgender and handicapped students. (No, this isn’t meant to imply that being transgendered is a handicap, although I am sure it does make life more complicated.)  “At least 17 colleges and universities have included […]

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Tags: Economics · Psychology · Philosophical

Real Economics of the Bible

August 4th, 2007 · No Comments

This is from a class I took last semester entitled the Economics of Religion. I’ve gone ahead and attached the paper I am describing here for those of you that may be interested.
In ancient Israel rival religious groups competed over members. The two chief competitors were the Levite and Aaronite priesthoods. However, […]

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Tags: Religion · Economics

Economics of the Bible

July 7th, 2007 · 1 Comment

“What does the Bible require of men in the area of economics and business? What does the Bible have to say about economic theory? Does it teach the free market, or socialism, or a mixture of the two, or something completely different? Is there rally an exclusively Christian approach to economics? Modern economic thought is […]

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Tags: Religion · Economics