Tag / policy
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Toward More Humane College Admissions
The Washington Post described the decision as a “watershed.” One industry expert quoted in the Wall Street Journal considered it “breaking the ice.” The Chicago Tribune simply called it “a big change.” Whatever name you give it, the University of Chicago’s decision to allow American students to apply for admission without standardized test scores is…
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Red Tape Blues: The Need For More Bureaucratic Independence
We often use ‘bureaucracy’ as a dirty word. Everyone has a horror story about waiting in line for hours at the DMV or spending ages trying to file their taxes correctly. Dealing with red tape has become part of Americans’ day-to-day life. [su_pullquote align=”right”]The legislative branch makes policy, but bureaucracy is how policy actually happens.[/su_pullquote]Since most…
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The Dismal Science
BY NAHUEL FEFER In 1931, John Maynard Keynes observed that, “If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a level with dentists, that would be splendid.” If anything, however, the public’s regard for economics has fallen since the days of Keynes, and economists have no one to blame but…
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Perry’s Job Record
The first Republican primary debate this year started with a catfight between Texas Governor Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney over their respective job creation records. The exchange not only raised the entertainment value of the debate, but also one important question: is Perry’s record as strong as it seems? Perry seems to…
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No More Doom-and-Gloom
We must take immediate action to drastically reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. The burning of dirty coal and oil is causing global temperatures to rise, which will lead to catastrophic climate change. Weather patterns will change. Famines will become more common. Polar ice will melt and sea levels will rise. Coastal areas will become uninhabitable.…
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A Challenge to Voters
If you are planning on voting in the 2010 midterm election, which you should be, please pay close attention to the following important bulletin. First, do not vote out an incumbent merely based upon your disgust with the current state of the economy. I will agree that the economy remains in tatters, but blaming politicians…
