The New York Times writes:
Venezuela is one of the world’s top oil producers at a time of soaring energy prices, yet shortages of staples like milk, meat and toilet paper are a chronic part of life here, often turning grocery shopping into a hit or miss proposition.
Some residents arrange their calendars around the once-a-week deliveries made […]
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May2nd2012
Food Shortages In Venezuela
Published by in Communism, Economics, General, Hispanics (Minority Issues) and LatinAmerica. 8 CommentsFeb29th2012
In Praise Of For-Profit Colleges
Published by in Education, Hispanics (Minority Issues) and University. 0 CommentsTim Taylor cites a study showing:
Along with the flexibility to expand enrollments, for-profit higher education has shown considerable flexibility in teaching groups not well-served by traditional higher education. “African Americans account for 13 percent of all students in higher education, but they are 22 percent of those in the for-profit sector. Hispanics are 11.5 percent […]
May4th2011
In case you missed it:
Raul Castro was named first secretary of Cuba’s Communist Party on Tuesday, with his aging brother Fidel not included in the leadership for the first time since the party’s creation 46 years ago….
The Congress also approved 300 economic proposals, though details have still not emerged. Apparently included in the measures was a […]
Apr9th2011
News reports are a buzz about the ‘last minute deal that averts shutdown’, but the more important news, atleast to me, is that thanks to the very hard work and arm twisting of Republicans, Democrats were forced to agree to reauthorize the DC voucher program:
Re-establishes a school voucher system for the District of Columbia, […]
Mar8th2011
The Charter School Revolution Moves To Compton
Published by in Education, Hispanics (Minority Issues) and Vouchers. 0 CommentsYou need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video
A moving short video of the affect the “Parent Revolution” is having in Compton, California. I’m curious: to those who dislike charter schools and vouchers, what do YOU have to say to parents stuck in these failing public schools? Please support the Parent Revolution […]
Feb1st2011
The Left vs Right Economic Model (aka Europe vs United States model)
Published by in Discrimination, Economics, Europe, Hispanics (Minority Issues), Inequality, Personal and Taxes. 6 CommentsMy good friend Jon asked an important question: why not prefer the European economic model vs the United States economic model? I didn’t want to bog down his comments section with a long response, so I thought I’d post my longer response here.
Basically, there are two paradigms, two “visions” of an economy. The first, is […]
Jan31st2011
Quote Of The Day
Published by in Hispanics (Minority Issues), Immigration and ModernPolitics. 5 Comments“The same Times article observes that even without the workplace raids, deportations have reached new heights for two years running at the direction of President Barack Obama — revealing (as if we didn’t already know) that virulent xenophobia is alive and well in the Democratic party too. This is, after […]
Jan27th2011
Quote Of The Day
Published by in Foreign Policy, Hispanics (Minority Issues) and Immigration. 0 Comments“One of America’s sources of long-term strength is its ability to assimilate foreign talent, argues former Pentagon planning official Thomas Mahnken in the new issue of Saisphere, an obscure in-house publication of the international affairs school at the Johns Hopkins University. ”Such immigration could prove to be an enduring source of U.S. strategic advantage,” he writes. […]
Dec7th2010
My Tentative View Of The Dream Act
Published by in Hispanics (Minority Issues), Immigration and ModernPolitics. 3 CommentsA couple of people have asked me privately what I think about the Dream Act so I thought I would post it here as well. This has been my general reply to the question:
“There is a trade off (inverse relationship) between welfare and immigration. The more welfare, the less people are supportive of […]
Nov30th2010
In Defense Of For-Profit Colleges
Published by in (modern day) Liberalism, Academia, Education, General, Hispanics (Minority Issues), ModernPolitics, Personal and University. 2 CommentsOne of the biggest blind spots of policymakers and pundits is the inability to take target market into account. For example, you can’t just compare the wages of employees at Hilton Hotels vs Motel 6’s and conclude that Hilton Hotels are superior because the employees are paid more. You have to take the companies vastly […]
Nov16th2010
Why Isn’t Mexico Rich Yet?
Published by in Economics, FreeTrade, Hispanics (Minority Issues) and LatinAmerica. 0 CommentsAn economics professor at UCSD explains:
Over the last three decades, Mexico has aggressively reformed its economy, opening to foreign trade and investment, achieving fiscal discipline, and privatizing state-owned enterprises. Despite these efforts, the country’s economic growth has been lackluster, trailing that of many other developing nations. In this paper, I […]
Nov9th2010
“One thing we do know is that it was a good year to be a Republican Hispanic candidate,” said Arturo Vargas, head of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. “Hispanic Republican candidates rode the Republican title wave. It was coast to coast. The only place they didn’t seem […]
Aug9th2010
Quote Of The Day
Published by in Hispanics (Minority Issues), Immigration and ModernPolitics. 2 Comments“Despite criticisms from Republican politicians about the White House’s overly lenient immigration policies, this administration is actually deporting more immigrants than the Bush administration.” — Catherine Rampell, writing in the New York Times economix section
Jul29th2010
Two Arguments In Favor Of Immigration
Published by in General, Hispanics (Minority Issues), Immigration and Personal. 9 CommentsWith the Arizona (anti-)immigration laws coming into affect soon, I have seen a lot of arguments in favor of immigration by those opposed to the Arizona laws. Most of them are either weak on economics, or miss the point completely. As a strong supporter of immigration, I thought I’d give two of my favorite arguments […]
Jul9th2010
The Face Of The Teachers Union
Published by in Education, Hispanics (Minority Issues) and Vouchers. 3 CommentsMany of my friends still innocently assume that the teachers union is really out to help the students, they have no real self interest in their own personal gain over those of students. Articles like this should remove them of such naive beliefs.
Jun23rd2010
The Context Behind The Arizona Law
Published by in Hispanics (Minority Issues), Immigration and LatinAmerica. 0 CommentsAs explained by Rodolfo de la Garza, professor of political science at Columbia University:
In recent years, Texas has been all but closed off, and so is California. It’s created a funnel, so you’ve got an increased flow of illegal immigrants into Arizona. Phoenix, and Tucson to a lesser degree, have become the unwanted recipients of […]
