My Experience At The Utah State Legislature: Part Four, Legislation
Read Part One Here Read Part Two Here Read Part Three Here (This resolution was passed onto the full House for debate with a favorable recommendation on February 13, 2012) Rep. Galvez is leading the way to a sound monetary system for Utah. Representative Brad J. Galvez proposes the following substitute bill: JOINT RESOLUTION ON […]
My Experience At The Utah State Legislature: Part Three, Teaching the People
Read Part One Here Read Part Two Here As a term of office in the Utah State House is only two years, all Representatives must campaign for reelection during the second year of a given term, if they desire to continue service. Utah just went through the arduous task of re-districting and Representative Galvez not only […]
Does Anybody Understand This Stuff?: Part 8, Modern Economics – A Thumbnail Sketch of 4,000 Years of Economics
Read Part One Here Read Part Two Here Read Part Three Here Read Part Four Here Read Part Five Here Read Part Six Here Read Part Seven Here Key Points For Modern Economics Our brief look at modern economics covers key concepts only to provide you with a starting point regarding prominent economic ideas of the modern age. We […]
Attention Span: Our National Education Crisis, Part Two
Read Part One Here II. Attention Span and Freedom Of course, attention span by itself is not enough to guarantee education or freedom, but a person lacking attention span must either develop it or he will not become educated, and a nation without attention span must either gain it or lose its freedoms. If I […]
My Experience At The Utah State Legislature: Part Two, State Sovereignty
Read Part One Here This week went by as fast as the first week. However, I got so caught up in reading and writing that I was negligent in prepping and briefing bills. I will do better in week three. It turns out that all of those simulations of committee meetings and floor debates that we have […]
Does Anybody Understand This Stuff?: Part 7, Radical Economics – A Thumbnail Sketch of 4,000 Years of Economics
Read Part One Here Read Part Two Here Read Part Three Here Read Part Four Here Read Part Five Here Read Part Six Here Read Part Eight Here Key Economic Points The beginning of the 20th century saw an explosion of violent and radical application of various economic principles. First let’s lay out a couple of economic […]
My Experience at the Utah State Legislature: Week One, Initiatives
My first week at the Legislature was enlightening and eventful. Mind you, I am not a novice to the process (at least on paper) and I have been teaching law making, Roberts Rules, participating and running nearly a 100 simulations, etc. for years, but I have never actually been in the trenches day after day, so […]
THE DEATH OF FREE ENTERPRISE: The American Dream Is Lost
I really tried to pare this excerpt down, but there is so much good in here that I was only able to reduce it by 500 words. Again, I know that this violates all blog protocol, but what I am really doing is creating a new protocol. Good writing is worth reading, especially in larger […]
Does Anybody Understand This Stuff?: Part 6, Classical Liberal Economics – A Thumbnail Sketch of 4,000 Years of Economics
Read Part One Here Read Part Two Here Read Part Three Here Read Part Four Here Read Part Five Here Political Economy Before we move on to classical liberal economics, I want to touch on the term “political economy.” Sourcing Wikipedia, originally, political economy meant the study of the conditions under which production or consumption within limited […]
Does Anybody Understand This Stuff?: Part 5, Mercantilism and The Physiocrats – A Thumbnail Sketch of 4,000 Years of Economics
Read Part One Here Read Part Two Here Read Part Three Here Read Part Four Here Read Part Six Here Mercantilism and the Physiocrats (1500-1800AD) Mercantilism A later development of the feudal system, mercantile economics’ primary goal was to develop national and oligarchical wealth through policies that favored minimal imports and maximum exports. This system […]