Government: Lesson 150

When people say that we need to have a "living Constitution," what it really means is that the way it's interpreted should be subject to change. Even though the Constitution included proper ways to make updates, this ideology persists. Rather than changing the interpretation, which puts all power in the hands of the judges, we …

Government: Lesson 135

Q: The "benefit principle" has been used to justify progressive income taxation. What is the benefit principle? Are there any problems with it? If so, what? A: When it comes to taxes, the benefit principle says that the amount you have to pay should be determined by how much you benefit: the more you benefit, …

Government: Lesson 125

Discuss monopolies and antitrust laws. Antitrust laws assume that in a free market, monopolies will be formed and come to dominate their respective industries. This assumption is false. In a free market economy, what would really happen to monopolies is that they would go bankrupt very quickly. How would that even happen, you might ask? …

Government: Lesson 115a

What are the arguments for and against government science funding? The most common argument for government science funding is that there are certain kinds of scientific research that the free market could never take care of. This is because the discoveries happen by chance and they are only profitable in the long run. This category …

Government: Lesson 100

Q: What is Robert Nozick's point in The Tale of the Slave? Do you think his point is valid? A: The Tale of the Slave is a collection of 9 situations that involve someone being taken advantage of. They start out with quite an extreme example of slavery, then gradually turn into the situation we …

English Lesson 134: Should Cities offer free Public Wi-Fi?

Wouldn't it be nice if Wi-Fi and access to the internet were free for everyone? What if everyone got premium services for free? Whenever questions like these comes forth, another is soon asked. Why doesn't the government just provide it for us? We're all paying for it anyways! No one should have to work in …

Business 1: Lesson 100

Would it be moral to grade exams so that all students get C's? If not, is it moral for the state to redistribute incomes? Think about it. What do you think would happen to the students' performance if, no matter what, they would pass the class with the same grade as everyone else? Most of …