Academic economists find that they can make whatever prognostications they like since they don’t have to live with the results.
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“We like legislation with broad expectations in which the curriculum is left to faculty to develop.” –
Paula Compton, Associate Vice Chancellor, Ohio Board of Regents at the Center for American Progress. Ohio has “50 faculty panels which write learning outcomes the university is trying to achieve.”
Reality & The Hoya
Take Peter Edelman of the Georgetown Law Center who the D. C. bar describes as a “legend.”
Freedom in the States
States that respect individual autonomy are more successful than those which do not, according to Drs. William Ruger and Jason Sorens, affiliated with the libertarian Mercatus Center think tank at George Mason University.
Size 44 Weird
Many presidents have, on occasion, done weird things—only one president of the 44 is Weird.
What happens in academia…
A troubled cabinet appointee finds two places he can go for solace—The Washington Post and George Washington University.
WH Advisor’s Academic Retreat
Austan Goolsbee, the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and one of Barack Obama’s longest serving policy advisers, resigned suddenly on Monday just one day after struggling to defend the White House’s economic plan on ABC’s “This Week with Christiane Amanpour.”
The Estimates behind the Estimate
A think tank at Georgetown University predicts that the American job market will see multi-million job gains over the next decade, but it is far less definite about from where this bonanza will come.
The Other Asian Tiger
Expediting India’s economic growth, including the tech industry, were the 1991 market reforms many academics attempt to downplay.
Education Dollars, Well Spent?
The president’s favorite think tank continues to press for more federal funding for public schools, even while acknowledging recent failures of such subsidies.
Book Review
Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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