http://loynoeconclub.blogdrive.com/ Loyola University Economics Club Fri, 06 Jan 2006 20:35:10 PST http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2006. Organizations http://loynoeconclub.blogdrive.com/archive/24.html Sat, 07 Jan 2006 02:33:13 GMT As I (unfortunately) no longer am a member of Loyola University's Economics Club, I have had to move on to another blog. I started a new blog that relates to my current position as a math teacher in the Bronx with Teach for America. If you're wondering where my thoughts lie after Loyola, please check out http://classcontext.blogdrive.com When I happen to write about matters relating somewhat to economics I'll cross-post. For all you new economics club members, I hope you make this blog (or make a new one) fulfill the potential it has. If you would like to be an author or take charge... (more) http://loynoeconclub.blogdrive.com/comments?id=24 http://loynoeconclub.blogdrive.com/archive/23.html Fri, 23 Dec 2005 02:00:19 GMT The TWU acceded today to mounting pressure and went back to work and the negotiating table. "In the end, cooler heads prevailed," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. "We passed the test with flying colors. We did what we had to do to keep the city running, and running safely." Thankfully, I won't need to beg fellow teachers for rides to and from school tomorrow. The range of such gratitude should not extend much farther than that. The city of New York missed a prime opportunity to overhaul a corrupt transit and political regime. Pataki and Bloomberg failed in their test as trustees of the... (more) http://loynoeconclub.blogdrive.com/comments?id=23 http://loynoeconclub.blogdrive.com/archive/22.html Thu, 22 Dec 2005 01:28:42 GMT Under the auspices of the Alaska Gasline Port Authority, David Boies filed suit against ExxonMobil and BP Monday afternoon alleging "collusive" business practices. The same man that insiduously attacked Microsoft for lowering prices and providing superior products and services now has the gall to further mire American industry in another anti-competitive three-ring circus. Boies claims that ExxonMobil and BP have colluded to "warehouse" natural gas from Alaska to drive consumer desperation and prices up. The port authority wants to ship the resources from the North Slope oil field and... (more) http://loynoeconclub.blogdrive.com/comments?id=22 http://loynoeconclub.blogdrive.com/archive/21.html Thu, 07 Apr 2005 22:56:22 GMT This story caught my attention... The first paragraph is brillant. To prevent using too much oil, the goverment is now going to change the rules and shift daylight savings time. It's seems like the U.S thinks it can create more hours in the day. http://loynoeconclub.blogdrive.com/comments?id=21 http://loynoeconclub.blogdrive.com/archive/20.html Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:53:14 GMT Well my new blog, Austrian Addiction, has been getting a few replies in reference to the Taco Bell debate, which I know Jamie is a fan of and might want to check out my latests post (feel free to comment). In addition Nick told me that Jamie still hasn't seen the light in regards to positive obligations. On this regard I suggest "Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature." http://loynoeconclub.blogdrive.com/comments?id=20 http://loynoeconclub.blogdrive.com/archive/18.html Thu, 10 Mar 2005 06:21:37 GMT Jamie's probably happy about this one. Taco Bell has been fending off the political tactics of the Immokalee Migrant Worker Coalition for some time now. The CIW has been trying to wage boycotts and launch smear campaigns alleging Taco Bell's responsibility in regards to low farmworker wages in South Florida. Free market commentary has been done by myself (here and here) and Art Carden on the matter yet our insights have fallen on deaf ears apparently. This Miami Herald breif tells the update. http://loynoeconclub.blogdrive.com/comments?id=18 http://loynoeconclub.blogdrive.com/archive/17.html Mon, 21 Feb 2005 06:26:23 GMT Having lived off campus for the past three years with as much as 4 roommates at a time, I've noticed an element of such a lifestyle relevant to the work of Austrian economists. The management of the household strays not far from the management of an economy. Both require acknowledgement of the pure logic of choice and a system in which the knowledge of the relevant facts are spread among many people, with prices coordinating the separate actions of different people in the same way as subjective values help the individual to coordinate the parts of his plan. On the other hand, the... (more) http://loynoeconclub.blogdrive.com/comments?id=17 http://loynoeconclub.blogdrive.com/archive/16.html Tue, 08 Feb 2005 20:04:24 GMT In a recent survey of Americans, “Seventy percent of respondents said they were completely or somewhat satisfied with their physical health and 66 percent said the same about their physical appearance.” This is despite some 60% of Americans allegedly being overweight or obese. Taking both sets of figures as given, at least 30% of Americans (assuming the minimum overlap) are overweight/obese and nonetheless reasonably happy with their health. Hmm. Could it be that some people simply consider the gains from heavy eating and non-active leisure time worth the costs? Could it be that some... (more) http://loynoeconclub.blogdrive.com/comments?id=16 http://loynoeconclub.blogdrive.com/archive/15.html Mon, 07 Feb 2005 06:02:39 GMT For anyone interested in the study of Austrian Economics, see http://forum.austrianeconomics.org/index.php? Sign up and join the discussion, share in the building of ideas and the journey towards truth. http://loynoeconclub.blogdrive.com/comments?id=15 http://loynoeconclub.blogdrive.com/archive/14.html Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:54:24 GMT I've found great irony in the fact that my favorite Hollywood actor is now my favorite American politician. As much as I despise all politicians, Arnold Swarzenegger happens to be one that I mind far less than others. Many consider him a novelty both behind the camera and behind his desk in Sacramento. He's supposed to be too inexperienced, too insulated from the dynamics of government, and too much of a meathead to make any changes for the betterment of Californians. Anyone making these allegations has obviously not seen the movie Predator. In one of his finest big-screen... (more) http://loynoeconclub.blogdrive.com/comments?id=14