The Costs of Compulsory Education
Education will only be reformed once parents and entrepreneurs are free to create real alternatives to broken systems, writes Aaron Smith.
Education will only be reformed once parents and entrepreneurs are free to create real alternatives to broken systems, writes Aaron Smith.
The author's MBA provided scant seasoning for his new job at the Waffle House. His account of the job is fun and interesting, but that's not all the book has to offer. Adams frequently digresses and teaches some sound economic principles.
Why is real, free-market growth so hated by the political classes?
"Ah, the first sign of socialism — soap that does not clean."
The state both caused the problem and prevented people from protecting themselves from the resulting violence.
Private organizations can set their own policies and allow customers to decide for themselves whether they want the service on those terms. But something more than customer policy is happening with all the latest demands for real names; the state is pushing this.
This cooperation is the essence of entrepreneurship and the division of labor.
The entire Keynesian/government approach to stimulus has been a catastrophic failure.
A liberal society comes about when Crusoe and Friday peacefully cooperate to perform feats of labor.