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-Benjamin Franklin
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Javier Milei Interview with the Economist
With a year of successful economic policies behind him, The Economist (magazine) has moved into looking at what Javier Milei is doing right in Argentina. The interview is at https://archive.is/vtTyo I kind of like it when the head of a nation says “My contempt for the state is infinite.” Read more
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Thoughts on Student Performance
I read an article (U.S. math scores show ‘devastating’ decline ) that told how US students’ performance in math is in a dive. Here’s the graph: When I started teaching in Trinidad, Colorado, the first term I had to take a Vocational Education class. The motto for VE 590 seemed to be “If the student Read more
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My Tools Compensate for Aging
I have been splitting wood with my Monster Maul for the better part of fifty years. It’s solid, still works good, and I don’t think they make them anymore – at least the new similar units I see online have shorter handles. Mine looks like this: Like I said, it works fine. It’s just that, Read more
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December’s Graphs
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Why Lincoln County Government Doesn’t Work Part III
In the first two articles on this topic we’ve looked at geography – the community cut in two by Libby Dam and Lake Koocanusa – and the tax structure that has left the county split into the county seat and the unrepresented tax slaves of the north. Unfortunately there is a certain pale resemblance to Read more
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Tip pressure might work in the moment, but customers are less likely to return
Sara Hanson, University of Richmond and Nathan B. Warren, BI Norwegian Business School Have you ever hesitated at the register, uncomfortable as an employee watched you choose a tip? It’s not just you. The rise of digital tipping systems – from point-of-sale devices held by employees to countertop screens that clearly display your selection – Read more
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