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Blog03/10/2008Jeffrey A. Tucker

Some emails you learn to take with a grain of salt, and the ones last week about how California had banned homeschooling are a case in point. The hysteria was over the top, and the claims lacked important detail - at least that was my impression and I looked no further.

Well, it turns out...

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The Theory of Education in the United States

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Blog11/16/2007B.K. Marcus

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Introduction: Education vs Training

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Nock's shocking book on education

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Blog11/01/2007 Mises.org

It is hard to say what is most notable about this book published first in 1931:

1. Albert Jay Nock's incredible disquisition on the real...

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Garet Garrett's Papers at Harvard

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Blog10/21/2007Jeffrey A. Tucker

Here is a list.

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Hurwicz Took Part in the Mises Seminar

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Blog10/15/2007Justin M. Ptak

2007 Nobel Prize winner Leonid Hurwicz was a participant in the Ludwig Mises' seminar at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Hurwicz tells us in his remarks commenting on a paper by Israel Kirzner published in...

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The True Cost of Higher Education

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Blog10/04/2007Skip Oliva

Recently the George Washington University surpassed $50,000 per year for undergraduate tuition, making the DC school the nation's most expensive. A cover story in the Washington...

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Are the Chinese robbing and invading us?

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Blog09/30/2007Jeffrey A. Tucker

The new issue of Chronicles contains the usual odd mix of anti-statism and statism blended into a strange brew that recalls the Free Silver Populism of the late 19th century (down with taxes and up with inflation! Down with Wall Street and up with protection! ). There are good articles...

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Gee, maybe parents are right.

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Blog09/25/2007Jim Fedako

Because you can never have too many mathematicians, engineers, and rocket scientists ... ^[1] The eSchool News online headline reads, "Report reveals a disconnect between what policy makers believe...

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ISI Quiz on Civics and Amercian History

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Blog09/20/2007Justin M. Ptak

Take the quiz. An article from USA Today on the ISI report. Breakdown of the...

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Quote of the Day: Private Schools in Emerging Markets

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Blog08/22/2007Lisa Casanova

The Rise of Private Universities:

Public schools teach "students to think about joining the commanding heights, not to become a junior partner in a firm," says University of Illinois economist Salim Rashid. "They [...