Colleges offer their students a taste of reality by simulating the political atmosphere of society with the presence of student government associations (SGAs). The election process succeeds in mimicking many aspects of real political campaigns: the cutthroat environment of campaign promises combined with the relentless schmoozing of constituencies, and mindless pride.
My impression is that we are now working with the most educated and most exposed generation ever. Rather than going through grade school and high school with only appointed texts, the students have the opportunity to seek out other points of view.
Colleges offer their students a taste of reality by simulating the political atmosphere of society with the presence of student government associations (SGAs), writes Daniel D'Amico. It's a dreadful reality indeed.
In his "Anti-capitalism" essay, writes Ralph Reiland, Mises focused on how senseless it was for underdeveloped countries to be sending the elite of their youth to American and European universities.
Murray Rothbard reviews the most popular selling economics textbook of all time: Paul Samuelson's Economics, and the 9th edition in particular.
There are many reasons for the decline of the family, lifestyle choice among them, writes Per Henrik Hansen.
Hating politics is fine, writes Lew Rockwell, but serious thought requires a fundamental rethinking of the role of government in the world.
When it comes higher education follies, the Community College of Southern Nevada (CCSN) gives any institution a run for its money, writes Doug French. There are so many transgressions a person tends to forget them, and chalk them up to business as usual. That this must be how all junior colleges are run.
In a private educational setting, with no government meddling, individual schools could set their own policies, writes Robert Murphy.
It often happens that an ideological movement will make great strides through education and organization and cultural influence, only to take the fateful step of believing that politics is the next rung on the ladder to success.
It is particularly important that believers in liberty not take this course.
