Editor’s note: Professor Michael Munger of Duke University thinks students should be allowed to bring laptops and other forms of technology into class. James R. Harrigan, Director of Academic Programs at IHS, doesn’t. This is Dr. Munger’s no-holds-barred argument for allowing laptops in class. Check back tomorrow for Dr. Harrigan’s…
Application deadline: CLOSED Applications will go live on January 1, 2012! Application Deadline: March 31, 2012 Since 1962, FEE has educated over 10,000 students at our annual seminar series. Join us this year as we continue the tradition and celebrate our 50th anniversary of seminars. We invite you to take part in…
The best XKCD links of the year! On the First Click of Christmas, My True Love Gave to Me a link to an XKCD. On the Second Click of Christmas, My True Love Gave to Me Two Gigs of spam And a link to an XKCD. On the Third Click…
James R. Harrigan Editor’s note: Professor Michael Munger of Duke University thinks students should be allowed to bring laptops and other forms of technology into class. James R. Harrigan, Director of Academic Programs at IHS, doesn’t. Consider this the Laptops-In-Class version of Keynes vs. Hayek. Rap video to follow. Below…
In this Kosmos podcast, Dan D’Amico, Phil Magness and Adam Martin recap the Southern Economic Association’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The three scholars discuss the most interesting panels, The Menger Essay Contest winners, the increased attendance at the IHS reception and the Society for the Development of Austrian Economics’…
In this Kosmos Online Podcast, I’m discussing themes of liberty in the popular fiction and TV series, Game of Thrones. Our guest is Game of Thrones expert Amber Taylor, who has written about the series for The Atlantic and blogs at Prettier Than Napoleon. Download the Podcast here Jeanne Hoffman:…
In this Kosmos podcast I talk with Aeon Skobleabout themes of liberty in the popular TV show the Twilight Zone. Dr. Skoble is professor of philosophy at Bridgewater State University. Download this podcast. Get Kosmos podcasts on iTunes or visit the podcast page for more interviews with leading scholars. TRANSCRIPT: Jeanne Hoffman: Welcome…
In this IHS Academic podcast, I interview Dr. Matt Zwolinski about his popular blog, Bleeding Heart Libertarians, and the philosophy behind it. Dr. Zwolinski is associate professor of Philosophy at the University of San Diego and co-director of USD’s Institute of Law and Philosophy. Matt covers topics ranging from how the…
In this KosmosOnline podcast, I talk with Joseph Packer about World of Warcraft and spontaneous order. Mr. Packer is a PhD student at the University of Pittsburg School of communication and is the author of the paper “Dethroning the author, when fiction and reality collide in MMORPG‟s.” Download this interview…
Aaron Gordon Each week, IHS Staffers will share their top links from the week across the web. Phil Magness: My link is from March 2011, but I picked it because it syncs up with the book I started reading this week: Thaddeus Russell’s “Renegade History of the United States.” Russell…