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I apologize for being out of the loop; I’ve been doing LSAT practice tests.
I’ve heard people, otherwise rational people, complain that the LSAT measures only one’s ability to take tests, and not one’s probability of success at law school.
I heard the same argument about the ACT when I applied to college four years ago, and [...]
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Tonight I’m feeling frisky, and I’m going to say something inflammatory and dreadfully unpopular.
We need fewer need-based scholarships. In fact, we need to do away with need-based aid. All of it.
Here’s why:
In life, you’re paid for two things: intellect and effort. Effort will get you to one hundred thousand dollars. Brains make you a millionaire.
Most [...]
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I hate it when teachers complain about not getting paid enough. Do you hear the guy at the 7-11 complain about his pay? How about the folks at Hardee’s? Hy-Vee?
Nope. And all these people get paid a lot less than teachers for working many, many more hours.
Teachers love to ask for more pay. It’s for [...]
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I’ve been busy looking for the root causes of happiness.
So far, I’ve got baseball, flying, and as few trees as possible. Comfy tennis shoes. Rascal Flatts. Macaroni Grill and Starbucks. And, naturally, Diet Dew.
I’m not sure that this really cuts it. Although it might get close.
Coming soon: how friendship plays into happiness.
Where does friendship come [...]
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I often argue that college simply isn’t for everyone. I’ll enumerate my reasons later, but before I do I’d like to give a pointed vignette about innumeracy.
I went into a gas station last night. I have a diet dew addiction, and diet dew is served on tap at this particular gas station. I usually prefer [...]
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And oh by the way, on the youtube for this movie, they quote Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg.
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Thomas Sowell taking a line straight out of The Happy Conservative. Here it is from Phi Beta Cons.
Why does the cost of higher education keep ballooning?
“Because,” writes Thomas Sowell, “with the government ready to step in and help whenever tuition is ‘unaffordable,’ why not charge more than the traffic will bear and bring in Uncle [...]
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While I’m avoiding the 2×2 Heckscher-Ohlin model.
The next time you hear about how schools are underfunded, consider how that money affects the student population.
Let’s say the government decides to increase funding for student grants. Great idea, guys. A couple of things happen.
At schools where enrollment is capped (like Washington U.) by factors other than money, [...]
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I hate living on campus.
I lived on campus my freshman year, part of a terrible social experiment designed to get you out of your box. As with most social experiments, it was a colossal failure that the private sector could have done for half price.
I had a little board on my door, upon which one [...]
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I’ve been thinking about why people write blogs.
I think I’m looking for an audience. If I weren’t, I could just write on legal pads or windows. I’ve gone through the difficulty of opening a website for a reason: I want readers and feedback.
This leads me to two questions:
1. Why do I [...]
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