What is the Market in the “Market System?” In this ideologically laden phrase, the “market” is a distribution mechanism. Interestingly, it may come as a surprise that this is not the only available mechanism for rendering decisions about how goods and services are to be distributed under scarcity. When the market seems “natural” or inevitable […]
His Majesty’s Yankees As a youth, I noticed a copy of His Majesty’s Yankees by Thomas H Raddell and decided to read it. I don’t know how or why my parents acquired it for the family library because I don’t think anyone else in the family ever read it. I’d stumbled across a gem. Thomas […]
Way up in the northwestern section of France is a peninsula that is windswept with a coastline that is craggy with stone rocks and cliffs. It has its own culture and language much different than French. The people are hearty and work the land. There are golden beaches along the dramatic coastlines and mysterious and […]
The Issue Of Human Caused Global Warming People who believe in human-caused global warming (or anthropogenic global warming) give compelling representations of proof to support their beliefs. Such representations of proof endure, however, because these people mistakenly allow correlation to replace causation, while heated emotions win out over sound reasoning. A one-dimensional view of a […]
What is Resin? Resin is a viscous and aromatic hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, most notably coniferous trees. Resin is a colloid in which the liquid solvent, turpentine, is a mixture of various volatile compounds, called terpenes, and the non-volatile solid compounds compose a waxy mixture, called rosin, that is obtained by distillation of the […]
Evidence As educators who spend hours and hours of time with our students, we can tell when a student does or does not yet have the ability to self assess, make decisions, evaluate arguments, or create and support original arguments. However, the problem lies in proving it. How do we go about collecting work from […]
Madagascar ’s interior is as primitive as it gets. Despite a growing human population, and the demand for open land is at its highest, much of the island nation ’s interior is devoid of human activity and contact. It is a giant, contiguous rain forest that has remained untouched for many centuries. Thus, it should […]
The 8 Sins Of The Human Race Lately, i have been thinking what the real meaning of sin is; you know religion has successfully tricked us into neglecting the major sins. According to the Law of Moses the first four is irrelevant in my opinion; it only has to do with God not humans. This […]
Did you know that Wild Ginseng root can actually be found right here in America’s national parks and private woodlands? In this hub I’ll briefly discuss the history of the North American Ginseng (panax ginseng) plant. I’ll also discuss the problem many National Parks are facing…Ginseng Poaching, as well some alternatives to poaching such as […]
Humble birth On 24 May 1870 a man was born in humble circumstances near a little hamlet in the Cape Colony (now the Western Cape Province of South Africa) called Riebeeck West, who in later life was to hob-nob with Kings and Presidents, scientists and soldiers, philosophers and politicians, nobles and peasants, from around the […]