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I recently got embroiled in a bit of a contretemps on Matt Yglesias’ blog about my post on Charles Murray’s recent comments about the European model. Yglesias is a self-identified progressive, which means that many of his readers think of “capitalism” as a dirty word. One of the commenters really disliked my concept of the … Continue reading Am I a horrible person whom children should jeer and pelt with dung?
Sports Illustrated recently conducted a survey of 190 NBA players (the NBA has a total of 450 players) in which they were asked which current player they’d most want as a teammate, and which player they’d least want as a teammate. The Lakers’ Kobe Bryant tied for third in the race for least desirable teammate, … Continue reading The Thin Line Between Love And Hate
Economist Brad DeLong weighs in with a brilliantly clear explanation of the Geithner Plan. The most interesting part is where he compares the economics of the plan to the costs of hiring hedge fund managers on the standard 2% management fee/20% carry system. You should read the whole thing, but the first two paragraphs alone … Continue reading Brad DeLong Explains The Geithner Plan
Charles Murray recently gave a thought-provoking speech at the American Enterprise Institute. Murray is best known for his controversial book, “The Bell Curve,” which asserted that there were differences in intelligence between genetically different groups. That fact alone might cause some to ignore his speech, which would be unfortunately, since it speaks to the very … Continue reading The Danger Of Generous Safety Nets: Why The European Model Destroys The Soul
I recently had an interesting experience with 8HourTrafficSchool.com. Over the Winter break, I received a speeding ticket. I was going with the flow of traffic, and was probably unfairly singled out (it was a classic SoCal speed trap, designed to catch people coming off the high-speed I-5 and onto the 405) but you can’t fight … Continue reading Why Savvy Shoppers Buy From Shysters
In honor of Friday the 13th, I’m holding another call-in show tonight at 5:30 PM Pacific (00:30 GMT/UTC). To participate, call (218) 936-1100, code 94291. To get the 5-minute warning Twitter, follow me here:http://twitter.com/chrisyeh
It was largely forgotten amongst the sturm and drang of the economy, but President Obama made an important speech about education policy this week. While every president in recent memory loudly proclaims his desire to be “the education President,” very little usually changes. The Democrats are the tools of the diabolical teachers’ unions, and the … Continue reading Nixon : China as Obama : Education?
image courtesy of vidiot If you’re not a personal friend, and you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to talk with me, now’s your chance. I’m going to experiment with my own call-in show. Basically, I’ll dial into a free conference service while I’m driving, and chat with anyone who wants to call in. Rather than … Continue reading Experiment #2: The Chris Yeh Call-in Show
I’m checking out Apture to see what it can add to this blog. Apture is a cool service to adding multimedia to sites…perhaps now when I write about country singers like Brad Paisley or athletes like Charles Barkley, it will be easier to provide examples of their work.
Image courtesy of lepiaf.geo That’s the question that Positive Psychology pioneer Martin Seligman asks his audiences. Usually, the answers are things like happiness, health, fulfillment, and love. Here’s the punchline: Then he asks them, “What do schools teach?” So the real question is, when are we going to create an educational system that teaches our … Continue reading “What do you most want for your children?”