One of the first things I noticed when watching Dr. Davies presentation was the bold statement that coercion never works. Because of the extremity of using the word "never", I started racking

This post is a response to the question "Do you believe the use of force by private citizens is equal to the use of force by the police or other governmental entities?" posed by @julie.blank14.

Does the use of force by government bans make people want to rebel more? Some define government as "a social monopoly of force." Can Big Tech companies be defined this way too? Why or Why not?

Dr. Folsom gave an insightful talk about the United States' history with political entrepreneurship and the difference between political entrepreneurship and market entrepreneurship. The first takeaway

This post is a response to the question "Which type of entrepreneurship involves more risk for the entrepreneur?" posed by @corndog2k2. I think political entrepreneurship involves more risk.

Are all political entrepreneurs malicious? Are political entrepreneurs on the rise while market entrepreneurs are on the decline? Do political entrepreneurs give more power to the government? Image Source

This post is a response to the question "Should we care if the government watches us if we have nothing to hide? Why or why not?" posed by @joshweertman. Before going to Mr. Miller's talk on

Do you think it is possible to completely escape Big Tech surveillance? Does Big Tech have the capability to become similar to Big Brother from George Orwell's 1984? Are people aware of Big Tech monitoring

This post is a response to the question "1 billion people around the world live on less than a dollar a day. How do you think people are able to live off of so little and what can we do to help

Do you think the government should do less or more when it comes to handling poverty? Do you think homeless-deterrent architecture like sleep-preventing benches are harmful or helpful to society? Do you

Dr. Flynn mentioned numerous surprising statistics in his talk about healthcare. Right off the bat, he said that the United States spends 18% of its GDP on healthcare, while Singapore spends about 4% of

This post is a response to the question "Do you think socialist healthcare similar to Canada's healthcare system would solve the healthcare affordability problem?" posed by @joshuaweertman. Given

If the healthcare system were to be restructured to be cheaper for Americans, do you think the quality of healthcare would decrease? Why or why not? Do you think the government should play a role in providing

This post is a response to the question "It has been known for years that Google collects and shares their user's data. Why do you think Google has not stopped sharing data, or why has the search

Do you think that the more we search, the greater we desire to search? Does Google try to get us to stay on its platform? If so, in what ways does Google accomplish this? Do you think Google uses its search

This post is a response to the question "Is it as simple as copying and pasting or is there more to NFTs? Is the buying and selling of NFTs a viable job option? Why or why not?" made by

Do you think people should be more educated when it comes to NFTs and their value? Do you think the "digital scarcity" that NFTs create is a concept that is taken lightly? Do people buy NFTs

In Dr. Trost's talk about Universal Basic income, he took a realistic approach to a topic that seems unrealistic. He tackled many of the concerns I had when first researching the topic. One of which was

This post is a response to the question "In your opinion, what are the biggest pros and cons of a universal basic income?" posed by @julie.blank14. A benefit of universal basic income is the

The concept of Universal Basic Income exists because of the possibility of humans losing their jobs to artificial intelligence. What are some other ways to combat the loss of jobs due to AI? How would