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 …
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Spring 2014 at the Henry George School
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 …
Feb 10 Monday 6 PM: No Farms No Food
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 …
Jan 24 Friday 6PM TGIF unwind with Bob Jene
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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Wed Jan 22 6 PM PEBC discusses Social Statics
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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Winter Term Classes and Events
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 …
Dec 04 Wed 6 PM: Do You Really Care Whether the Government Monitors You?
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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Show your support for what we do
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 …
Nov 20 Wed 6 PM: PEBC concludes discussion of Life of Henry George
The Political Economy Book Club concludes its discussion of this remarkable work by Henry George, Jr. The November 20 session focuses on the third part, “Propagation of the Philosophy.” The book is in many libraries and is inexpensively available from various sources, or you can read it here. This meeting will be at 6PM on …
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Nov 16 Saturday 2pm: Invisible Robbery Tour
Originating as a field trip for “Progress & Poverty” students, our Invisible Robbery Tour is now open to all. See how the community and its infrastructure produce value. See who collects this value, and how it affects us all. We’ll stroll about two kilometers, in about an hour and a half. You’ll get detailed, sourced, …
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