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Monthly Archive for May, 2007

An Interview with the Chronicle of Higher Education

Posted in Education on May 26th, 2007

Alert: Shameless self-promotion. The paper was in the top 10 downloaded for the week at SSRN. Enrollment managers reject the work, ironically - for they do not believe the data driven analysis.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Colleges’ Financial-Aid Allocations May Often Be Inefficient, Study Suggests, By DAVID GLENN
Colleges may frequently be “overspending” by offering students larger financial-aid […]

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Eat Your Heart Out Andrew Carnegie

Posted in Standards of Living on May 14th, 2007

Last Thursday night I finished work at 6:00pm after a day in my air conditioned office. My wife and I enjoyed a barbecued chicken which cost roughly $5.00. After eating, I took two advil to help my headache. After which, I watched live a hockey game being played 400 miles away while I packed my […]

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Happy May Day

Posted in Socialism on May 1st, 2007

Have your day. Then think about this:
Welcome to Catallarchy’s annual Day of Remembrance. Contrary to the promises of ideology, nations whose governments pledged to create a workers’ paradise usually became places of rampant slave labor. The plight of the less fortunate became even less fortunate. Today, we chronicle a small part of their lives.
How Many […]

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