Morris: The Gambling Dilemma
by Leo Morris Several months ago, on the occasion of state legislators yet again mulling the rescue of casinos from the doldrums, I wrote of my mixed feelings about state-sanctioned gambling. Since occasionally I have enjoyed indulging in games of chance, I can’t claim any moral high ground. The challenge of beating the odds to Read the full article…
Morris: A Botanical Horror Story
by Leo Morris Don’t trust the Internet. The information you find there might not be entirely accurate. — Mark Twain Pity the poor folks of Monroe County. They’re right in the path of the menacing mile-a-minute vine, another dangerous invasive species from that awful Asia. It can grow up to six inches in a single day, Read the full article…
Keating: Expanding a Commonwealth?
“Inventing Freedom: How the English-Speaking Peoples Made the Modern World.” By Daniel Hannan (HarperCollins Publishers, Epub Edition, December, 2013, 6574 Locations) by Maryann O. Keating, Ph.D. The public’s fascination with the wedding this Spring of Britain’s Prince Harry to the American Meaghan Markel would not surprise Daniel Hannan. Rather, he would see it as support for the Read the full article…
Morris: Schools and Gastronomic Egalitariansm
by Leo Morris There is no such thing as a free lunch. Yeah, well, about that. According to news reports, students in Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS) will receive both free lunches and free breakfasts starting next year. Not just middle and elementary students, as it has been since 2014, but high school students as Read the full article…
Franke: Rent-Seeking or Just Honest Graft?
by Mark Franke The discipline of economics is at once both brilliantly simple and obtusely complex. Ask a class of undergraduates taking Econ 101 for a general education elective, and I dare say you will find no takers on the former proposition of simplicity. One does hope, however, that economics majors will place themselves mostly Read the full article…
Backgrounder: Independent Schools, a Bare-Bones Option
“It is hereby ordained and declared by the authority aforesaid, that the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact between the original States and the people and States in the said territory and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent, to wit: . . . Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good Read the full article…
