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 …

Government: Lesson 30

Is it possible to have state subsidies without state control? Ultimately, whoever has the money is in charge, as they get to decide who it goes to. Employers are in charge of the employees. That should be obvious, but have you ever thought about why it works this way? It's because the employers are the …

Business 1: Lesson 150

Procrastination. The worst enemy of the productive. The front-stabbing "friend" of the couch potato. Everyone is familiar with it's temptation, but no one wants to admit--even to themself--that they have let it influence their life. Human nature has both positive and negative affects on our output. Once we get our basic needs met (and even …

English Lesson 155: Three Major Problems with this Socialist Novel

Looking Backward: 2000-1887 by Edward Bellamy was one of the most ridiculous books I have ever read. It was written in 1887, and the majority of the story (if something with no plot can even be called that) takes place in the year 2000. However, it is not the year 2000 we remember today, but …

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 …

History Week 26: The Korean War

In 1910, Japanese forces took over Korea and its government, putting its own government over the people. 35 years later, when the Japanese were defeated and World War II was over, Korea's old government could not be restored. As both Russia and the United States helped in defeating the Axis Powers, the Korean peninsula was …

The Government

The whole purpose of the government is to serve and protect the people. More specifically, its job is to serve and protect the country as a whole. This is not too different from how the police serve and protect, though they do so on a much smaller scale, in individual cities. If the government is not kept in check, and if they begin doing things that are not beneficial for the people as a whole, then what is the point of even having that government? If enough people want socialism, then the government should try its best to give those people socialism. However, the government should not force it on those who want otherwise. If people want real freedom, then the government should move out of the way and give them that. I think that most people, if they understood what socialism really was, would not want to live in a country run this way.