Showing posts with label Reason. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reason. Show all posts

Friday, October 3, 2014

The Mirage of Political Power


Is political power necessary in order to achieve economic prosperity?

Walter Williams explains why he is skeptical of the conventional wisdom...




In Walter's book, The State Against Blacks, he expands on the idea that well-intentioned policies often have consequences the legislators don't foresee.

Keep this in mind regarding political power.  Your efforts to control the machinery of the state may prove to be a mirage.


*video clip from Reason TV



Sunday, June 1, 2014

A Revolution in Education

Teachers Pay Teachers is an online marketplace for educators to share their materials.  Over 2.6 million people have registered with TpT to buy and sell resources.

It seems, finally, that teachers can be rewarded for their skills and efforts by serving a market need for high quality educational materials.  

ReasonTV highlighted success stories of this peer-to-peer economy in a recent episode....