The Ubiquity of Useless Learning, in Song Bryan Caplan By Bryan Caplan, Feb 4 2015 SHARE POST: You’ve got a love a rap video that ends with, “If you can’t explain why a subject is applicable to most people’s lives, that subject should not be mandatory.” HT: Jason Arentz
Feb 4 2015 Labor Market Reply to Student on Minimum Wage David Henderson Two weeks ago today, I gave a talk at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. I had a good time, by the way, and I estimate that, in the midst of a small snow storm, over 150 students and faculty attended. One of the students I met and talked to afterward sent me the following query this morning: I had a... 38 Read More
Feb 4 2015 Economic Education Smith's Benevolent Baker Quote, in Song Bryan Caplan All good economists love the Adam Smith quote about the baker:But man has almost constant occasion for the help of his brethren, and it is in vain for him to expect it from their benevolence only. He will be more likely to prevail if he can interest their self-love in his favour, and show them that it is for th... 2 Read More
Feb 4 2015 Economics of Education The Ubiquity of Useless Learning, in Song Bryan Caplan You've got a love a rap video that ends with, "If you can't explain why a subject is applicable to most people's lives, that subject should not be mandatory." HT: Jason Arentz 12 Read More