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ROGER E. MEINERS & ANDREW P. MORRISS: We Wrote Part of This With AI
Two centuries ago, producing a bushel of wheat took three hours of labor — plowing, broadcasting seed by hand, cutting with a sickle, threshing with a flail. By the late 19th century, with horse-drawn machinery, it took about half an hour. Today it takes a couple of minutes. Farm laborers had to find other work. They did. kAm%6IE:=6D 7@==@H65 E96 D2>6 A2E9] %96 DE@4<:?8 7C2>6 2?5 E96 A@H6C =@@> =6E 724E@CJ @H?6CD >2<6 4=@E9 H:E9 2 7C24E:@?
We Wrote Part of This With AI
Two centuries ago, producing a bushel of wheat took three hours of labor — plowing, broadcasting seed by hand, cutting with a sickle, threshing with a flail. By the late 19th century, with horse-drawn machinery, it took about half an hour. Today it takes a couple of minutes. Farm laborers had to find other work. They did. Textiles followed the same path. The stocking frame and the power loom let factory owners make cloth with a fraction of the labor, destroying the livelihoods of skilled handworkers.
Federal funding cuts are only one problem facing America's colleges and universities
Higher education is under stress. The highest-profile threat has been the Trump administration's efforts to cut funding to several universities, including Harvard, Columbia and Northwestern. Research universities heavily depend on federal money to conduct research and carry out other areas of work.
Federal funding cuts are only one problem facing America’s colleges and universities
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Roger Meiners, University of Texas at Arlington and Andrew P. Morriss, Institute for Humane Studies; Texas A&M University (THE CONVERSATION) Higher education is under stress. The highest-profile threat has been the Trump administration’s efforts to cut funding to several universities, including Harvard, Columbia and Northwestern.
Federal funding cuts are only one problem facing America’s colleges and universities
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Article continues below this ad While there’s been a lot of public attention to the federal government’s financial pressure on universities, universities have been experiencing financial pressure from other sources.
Federal funding cuts are only one problem facing America’s colleges and universities
And like businesses, nonprofit colleges and universities need money. As a result, despite what you might think, most colleges are not particularly selective. Though they don’t advertise that fact, hundreds of schools will take any student who meets minimal academic requirements and can pay tuition. Unlike business leaders, who may be rewarded for fixing a failing company by laying off workers, university leaders who eliminate faculty positions become unpopular among their peers.
Federal funding cuts are only one problem facing America’s colleges and universities Original
Higher education is under stress. The highest-profile threat has been the Trump administration’s efforts to cut funding to several universities, including Harvard, Columbia and Northwestern. Research universities heavily depend on federal money to conduct research and carry out other areas of work.
Federal funding cuts are only one problem facing America’s colleges and universities
1 day ago Starting July 1, 2026, student loans available for those in the fields of architecture and education, among others, will be reduced. This is due to these professions no longer being recognized as professional degrees by the U.S. government, which will limit the borrowing amounts for these programs, …
Federal funding cuts are only one problem facing America’s colleges and universities
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The hidden cost of the tax-exempt economy
When Congress first created tax exemptions for nonprofit organizations in 1894, the goal was simple: Support charitable institutions serving the public good. Today, that well-intentioned policy has morphed into a sprawling system that shields roughly 15% of the U.S. economy, approximately $3.3 trillion in annual revenue, from taxation.
Let’s Regulate Colleges Like Businesses — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
Colleges do not look like for-profit firms selling investments. After all, colleges are primarily nonprofits or state agencies, which, for our purposes, are treated equally. Nevertheless, colleges behave like for-profit entities where pricing and customer enticement are concerned. Too many students invest in college degrees of low or even negative value. Thus, colleges should be subject to regulations to protect those who purchase their services.
Connecting Degree Return on Investment with a Better Financing System
Some college degrees have a negative return on investment, whereas other degrees increase lifetime earnings far more than they cost. While some nerdy people like me thought that college was fun, and so stayed in it for life, for most people it is a chore to be completed with the goal of higher income. College is a big investment—of time, of expenses such as tuition, and of wages unearned due to one’s being in school. When we invest in a retirement fund, we see lots of data about rates of return.
Connecting Degree Return-On-Investment with a Better Financing System — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
While some nerdy people like me thought that college was fun, and so stayed in it for life, for most people it is a chore to be completed with the goal of higher income. College is a big investment—of time, of expenses such as tuition, and of wages unearned due to one’s being in school. When we invest in a retirement fund, we see lots of data about rates of return. There is no guarantee about the future, but you can see the returns on various funds and stocks from previous years.
Connecting Degree Return-On-Investment with a Better Financing System
Publisher's Note: This post appears here courtesy of The James G. Martin Center. The author of this post is Roger Meiners. While some nerdy people like me thought that college was fun, and so stayed in it for life, for most people it is a chore to be completed with the goal of higher income. College is a big investment-of time, of expenses such as tuition, and of wages unearned due to one's being in school. When we invest in a retirement fund, we see lots of data about rates of return.
SAE International Publishes New Book on the Untold Story of McLaren Engines
New book highlights little-known details on the legendary American engine company’s transition from race shop to engineering company WARRENDALE, Pa. (August 4, 2020) – SAE International recently published, McLaren: The Engine Company, an untold story of McLaren Engines, an American company founded in 1969 by Bruce McLaren and his partners to build engines for McLaren’s legendary Canadian-American Challenge Cup and Indianapolis 500 cars.
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Baptists, Bootleggers & Electronic Cigarettes
Electronic cigarettes pose a competitive threat to the makers of cigarettes and other tobacco products, as well as to nicotine replacement therapies such as nicotine gum and patches. A common response to such a threat is support for government regulation to suppress competition.
Opinion | A Tax on Robocalls Makes Plenty of Cents
President Trump can become wildly popular going into next year’s election—by imposing a tax. Robocalls are the top sources of complaints to both the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission. There were nearly 50 billion of these nuisances in 2018, according to YouMail. No one likes them. A few months ago, 35 state attorneys general asked the feds to do more to address this blight. Federal agencies don’t like robocalls either, but stamping them out is a Whac-A-Mole problem.
Putting the Ivory Tower Together Again: Identifying and Fixing the Faults - Panel II: Where We Are Today
There are myriad perceived problems with American higher education, from potentially bloated faculty, administration, or both, to unbridled greed. How many problems truly infest the ivory tower?
Why Blue Apron Shouldn’t Fret About Amazon’s New Meal Kits
Amazon ( amzn ) is at it again in its quest to rule the world. The company recently started selling Meal Kits, taking on Blue Apron in delivering to your door, well, meal kits. Amazon’s proposed acquisition of Whole Foods is its latest move that has set the media, and those who fret about monopoly, abuzz about the possibility that the company will, in fact, own the world, or at least the profitable parts of it.
Amazon's dive into groceries with Whole Foods buy explained in 5 points
Editor’s note: became a major player in the supermarket business overnight after the online retailer said it was buying upscale grocery chain Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, including debt, a premium of 27 per cent over Whole Foods’ presale share price. The purchase would be Amazon’s biggest ever. We asked economist Roger Meiners to explain what gets out of it and why Whole Foods agreed to sell. Why would pay so much for bricks and mortar? Buying Whole Foods gives 465 premier locations immediately.
5 Reasons Amazon Bought Whole Foods
Editor’s note: Amazon became a major player in the supermarket business overnight after the online retailer said it was buying upscale grocery chain Whole Foods for US$13.7 billion, including debt, a premium of 27 percent over Whole Foods’ presale share price. The purchase would be Amazon’s biggest ever. We asked economist Roger Meiners to explain what Amazon gets out of it and why Whole Foods agreed to sell. Why would Amazon pay so much for bricks and mortar?
Amazon dives into groceries with Whole Foods: Five questions answered - Odessa American: Wire News
(THE CONVERSATION) Editor’s note: Amazon became a major player in the supermarket business overnight after the online retailer said it was buying upscale grocery chain Whole Foods for US$13.7 billion, including debt, a premium of 27 percent over Whole Foods’ presale share price. The purchase would be Amazon’s biggest ever. We asked economist Roger Meiners to explain what Amazon gets out of it and why Whole Foods agreed to sell. Why would Amazon pay so much for bricks and mortar?
Amazon dives into groceries with Whole Foods: Five questions answered
Amazon dives into groceries with Whole Foods: Five questions answered (THE CONVERSATION) Editor’s note: Amazon became a major player in the supermarket business overnight after the online retailer said it was buying upscale grocery chain Whole Foods for US$13.7 billion, including debt, a premium of 27 percent over Whole Foods’ presale share price. The purchase would be Amazon’s biggest ever. We asked economist Roger Meiners to explain what Amazon gets out of it and why Whole Foods agreed to sell.
Spring 2015 | Cato Institute
Two long wars, chronic deficits, the financial crisis, the costly drug war, the growth of executive power under Presidents Bush and Obama, and the revelations about NSA abuses, have given rise to a growing libertarian movement in our country – with a greater focus on individual liberty and less government power.
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