At its September 17 meeting, our Political Economy Book Club will discuss a book we’ve all heard of (it was a best-seller in the 1850s), Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Originally serialized in an abolitionist newspaper, it is said to have been inspired by the Fugitive Slave Act, under which federal authorities required Americans living in free …
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Upon returning from our North American conference around July 12, we’ll be staying inside for classes and a movie during the rest of this month. Progress & Poverty, which is open to everyone interested, begins afternoon classes Wednesday, July 16. If you’ve already completed this course (with us or elsewhere), you can choose advanced courses …
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After years of false starts, we’ve got a new logo It states who we are and represents where we operate. It indicates how long we have been around (actually our 1934 incarnation was as a branch of the New York school; we incorporated independently in 1970.) It is already on our new printed schedule, and …
Image Credit: MIchael Fleshmen via flickr (cc) Our spring schedule features beginning and advanced classes, three movies, the ever-popular Political Economy Book Club, presentations about agricultural land preservation, wealth disparities and how they grow, walking and bicycle tours. Individual events are being listed under “events” on the left tab of this page, and the course …
Since earliest civilizations, humans have recognized that food is a product of farmland (and, yes, pastureland, fisheries, etc) and have managed to cultivate enough land to feed themselves. Yet today we routinely convert farmland to urban use. American Farmland Trust (AFT) seek to ensure continued agricultural use of some land by buying development rights from …
Here’s a chance to explore where the economy is going with experienced Georgist investor and analyst Bob Jene. He’ll explain HELOC’s, ZIRP, QE and other exotic financial instruments and strategies, evaluate their effects on the economy and in particular on inflation. Discuss some forecasts, too. By the end of 2014 you may thank Bob for …
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The Political Economy Book Club discusses Parts 1 & 2 of “Social Statics” by Herbert Spencer (1851 edition). Economist Murray Rothbard called Social Statics “the greatest single work of libertarian political philosophy ever written.” Spencer argued that the state was not an “essential” institution and that it would “decay” as voluntary market organization would replace …
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Why, really, is the economy sluggish, job opportunities few, labor force stagnant, yet the stock market makes new highs? What is it the 1% (or maybe 2%, or ¼%) have that impoverishes the rest of us? It may not be obvious, and certainly isn’t anything that professional politicians like to talk about, and even knowledgeable …
Why worry about NSA surveillance when so many of us enthusiastically support systems of taxation that require massive invasion of privacy? What kind of public revenue system would we urge if we really wanted to keep the government out of our affairs? What kind of public benefit (“welfare”) system would we have? How would we …
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Dear friend of the Henry George School, Again we arrive at the season of begging, when nonprofits ask their supporters to send contributions before December 31, in order that they might take advantage of a federal income tax deduction. We at the Henry George School sincerely wish that there was no federal tax on earned …
