Economics Lessons

The Tea Party Does Not Understand Inflation

November 5, 2011
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inflation

Once you buy in to the propaganda known as the American Dream, there is virtually no limit to the bullshit you'll apologize for.

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Dynamite: The Story of Class Violence in America

July 19, 2011
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Dynamite

Adamic's well-researched, but surprisingly easy-to-read Dynamite: The Story of Class Violence In America demonstrates the desperate side of the labor struggle which is rarely, if ever, taught in classrooms.

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In Favor of Free Markets: Freedom as an End in Itself

April 14, 2011
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It’s often argued that eliminating such-and-such a federal department will make us richer. Or that removing this-and-that tax burden will let us keep more of our paychecks. You’ve heard it before. It goes something like this: If we get rid of the onerous taxes on the middle class, the regressive taxes that disadvantage the poor, the myriad regulations which hamstring businesses (the right-libertarian does not qualify, but the left-libertarian will probably refine the definition...

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