The Sir John M. Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest for junior faculty and students in higher education is held every year. The submission deadline is May 3, 2010. Winners will be announced in October, 2010. Winners of the 2009 contest will be announced in October, 2009. The 2010 Templeton Fellowships will be awarded for the best [...]
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You might consider buying a 120GB iPOD if you want to listen all of this on the go. The Freedom Network Audio Portal has it all. Podcasts from all the think-tanks that matter when it comes to seriously study economics, policy, economic and political freedom are available. I agree, it would be “a life-changing experience.”
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Posted in Academics, Books, Economics, Government, Law, Policy, Politics, Research, Society, Television on Apr 19th, 2009
GMU BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism Peter Leeson talks about his book on The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates on Reason.tv
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Sam Kazman from the Competitive Enterprise Institute has an interesting opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal today on the trade-offs between fuel efficiency and safety. In his piece, he discusses the results from a study produced by The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) showing that small cars such as the increasingly popular fuel-efficient gasoline [...]
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The Sir John M. Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest for junior faculty and students in higher education is held every year. The submission deadline is May 1, 2009 . Winners will be announced in October, 2009 . The [...]
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I just finished reading Brothel: Mustang Ranch and Its Women by Alexa Albert. This is a very interesting book. Alexa Albert, then engaged and planning to go to med school, spent several months with the women working at one of the most famous Nevada’s licensed brothels: the Mustang Ranch. The purpose of her research was [...]
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Last evening, I decided to watch Law & Order: SVU and I am glad I did! The episode was about a serial rapist and the SVU team attempting to find and get the rapist convicted.
During the trial, the serial rapist and his lawyer plead “not guilty by reason of mental disease.” The lawyer’s defense plan [...]
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Announcing the 2009 APEE Young Scholars Program
APEE has received a grant to help young faculty and graduate students attend our annual meeting April 5-7, 2009 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. These funds are designed to encourage younger scholars to consider the advantages of APEE membership.
Successful applicants will have their registration fees reduced to $75 (normally $390) [...]
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