Philosophy
If you're anything like me, your memory sucks, big time. So how do you manage to remember events, definitions, dates, names, concepts and so on?
Well, one possible method is to employ the use of mnemonics or heuristic devices designed to create associations in your mind that help you make sense of otherwise seemingly arbitrary words.
And, according to Yoram Bauman, the standup economist, what better and funnier way to try to understand world religions or different schools of economic thought than through the "shit happens" model?
And if you want more of this guy's hilariousness, don't forget to watch him break out Mankiw's Ten Principles of Economics.
And if you still need more, you might also enjoy the Hayek/Keynes rap.
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Philosophy
Shit Happens - The Economics Version
Well, one possible method is to employ the use of mnemonics or heuristic devices designed to create associations in your mind that help you make sense of otherwise seemingly arbitrary words.
And, according to Yoram Bauman, the standup economist, what better and funnier way to try to understand world religions or different schools of economic thought than through the "shit happens" model?
And if you want more of this guy's hilariousness, don't forget to watch him break out Mankiw's Ten Principles of Economics.
And if you still need more, you might also enjoy the Hayek/Keynes rap.
- Planned Communities And Planned Economies
I was driving past one of those new upscale planned communities the other day and noting the irony that those who buy into the planned community are likely those who most strongly oppose a planned economy. Social engineering in one milieu is seen as desirable...
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If you're a long-time follower of our blog, you've probably heard the Hayek vs Keynes rap rap before, and learned all about the boom and bust cycle, but if you haven't, or if you want a different introduction to the short vs long-term,...
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