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On the Origins of Money

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on 6 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern
Carl Menger, the founder of the Austrian School of economics wrote a very important article in 1892 that explained the origins of money for the first time.  Many believed money was a grand scheme planned out and created by the powerful rulers of empires. 
Menger’s article dispelled this myth by explaining that money was not [...]

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Money and Power

Posted in education, tagged , , , on 10 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »

NEA general Council Bob Chanin explaining how and why the NEA is effective.  Priorities gone askew.
Adam Rule – MCPP Intern

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Work Harder, Get Paid Less

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on 6 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Good education comes from happy teachers.
It seems like a California cheese commercial, but instead of cheese and cows, its education and teachers.  Let me preface the remainder of this post with this statement: Charter schools are not the savior of education.  They are still riddled with problems and, while better than surrounding districts, still return [...]

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Pursing Wealth, Not Money

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on 15 June 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Maybe all of us became enamored of making money from money, money from money from money, and we forgot that making things, real, innovative things, matters.
So said Dow Chemical’s CEO Andrew Liveris today at The National Summit in Detroit.  The Summit, hosted by the Detroit Economic Club, is bringing together top business leaders and politicians [...]

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Inflation Lesson from Duck Tales

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on 14 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern

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