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I am so smart; S-M-R-T

March 31, 2006

“D’oh! I mean S-M-A-R-T!”
Grades are in this quarter, and I’m certainly happy to say that I’ve done better in my first legitimate grad-school semester than I ever did in undergrad, where I twice missed the Dean’s list by a mere 7/100 of a Grade-Point.
I’ve got a solid A- average right now, and hope to keep […]

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Where are you?

March 31, 2006

I recently added the ClustrMaps feature to the blog. I think it kicks ass. It’s cool to see where the people who view your blog are located (or at least, where their servers are located.) Some of them, I feel reasonably certain about - for instance, Kip might be the dot on […]

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No Child Left, ummm, behind.

March 30, 2006

To follow up on the recent legislative orgy about the No Child Left Behind movement:
Michigan is considering Statewide standards that would require that every student pass Algebra II as a prerequisite for graduation. Everyone? This presupposes that everyone can pass Algebra II; and I think that’s clearly not the case. That’s akin […]

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Massachusetts is totally gay (Part 2)

March 30, 2006

I just blogged about what I like about a recent ruling on the same-sex marriage debate in Massachusetts. I think they’re *kind of* on the right track. But, as promised, I’m going to tell you why I think the same ruling is a crock of shit. Basically, Massachusetts has decided that they […]

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Massachusetts is totally gay (Part 1)

March 30, 2006

A Massachusetts ruling, according to the New York Times, will prevent out-of-state same-sex couples from marrying in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Law currently “forbids nonresidents from marrying in Massachusetts if their marriage would not be recognized in their home state.” It requires that couples who seek a marriage license in Massachetts intend to reside in […]

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The Lighthouse Problem

March 29, 2006

One frequent criticism of the laissez-faire policy is that its often dogmatic arguments generally do not propose much of an alternative to perceived problems. Mises would attest to this, it’s not a very convincing argument to assert that “The market will solve the problem.” He of course was debating the Great Depression, with […]

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Price Discrimination

March 28, 2006

One of the remaining Dinosaurs of the airline industry has borrowed a page from Southwests’s handbook - differentiating its product (airline seats) within a given flight. They intend to do this by charging a $15 premium for a handful of exit-row or aisle seats on their flights.
“I think they’ll find that the emergency exit […]

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