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Monday, December 8, 2014

Miscellany: 12/08/14

Quote of the Day
Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy,and wise.
Benjamin Franklin

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HT Carpe Diem

Obama Wins.....



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Via Bastiat Institute

Should College Athletes Be Paid?

College football and basketball are de facto businesses and professional sports development leagues. At minimum, there're the opportunity costs that many student athletes give up in terms of work hours given up for practices, travel and games. With the exception of certain elite private universities, the marginal costs of most university college athletic scholarships are nominal. I favor an expanded stipend system and allowing student athletes to market themselves, e.g., endorsements and appearance fees.



Facebook Corner


(Reason). “Privacy is mainly about trying to improve your social and business opportunities by concealing the sorts of bad activities that would cause other people not to want to deal with you.” - Federal Judge Richard Posner. AGREE OR DISAGREE?
Well, to be honest, look at what voters did with their secret ballot in 2008 and 2012...

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Via Reason

"Wait--is that Hillary measuring the drapes?"

Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Gary Varvel via Townhall
Musical Interlude: Christmas 2014

Mormon Tabernacle Choir, "Hallelujah"