In Milton and Rose Friedman’s classic book Free to Choose: A Personal Statement they made the following point (this quote was featured on my recent Milton Friedman birthday post): Industrial progress, mechanical improvement, all of the great wonders of the modern era have meant relatively little to the wealthy. The rich in Ancient Greece would
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As we at Intellectual Takeout have recently pointed out, today’s college students aren’t devoting very much time to studying. The typical modern student spends less than 3 hours per day on education-related activities, i.e., attending class and studying. Undoubtedly this phenomenon is in large part due to the swelled ranks of college students combined with
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In the quest to reform the chaos which dominates America’s classrooms and the stagnation which plagues academic achievement scores, teachers, politicians, and education reform leaders are always looking for a silver bullet to solve our education problems. But there’s something we may not have considered. Is it possible that the path to fixing American education
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If you’re visibly dejected or upset, those around us will often ask, “Hey, what’s wrong?” and then quickly suggest, “Let’s talk about it.” The strategy of “talking it out” can be very helpful. There are times when we are bothered by something and discussing it with others helps dispel unnecessary darkness and puts things in
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‘You step into the little stationery shop – or maybe it’s the corner drug store, the restaurant, the saloon, the roadside inn or the penny arcade. Instantly, the glittering device – its name may be Red Hot, Lineup, Landslide, Brite Spot, Mascot, Three Score or Sporty of Scoop – catches your eye. You walk over
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For nearly nine decades, science’s favorite explanation for the origin of life has been the “primordial soup”. This is the idea that life began from a series of chemical reactions in a warm pond on Earth’s surface, triggered by an external energy source such as lightning strike or ultraviolet (UV) light. But recent research adds
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