Image Source: When I heard the name of Dr. Hall’s book, I immediately thought of Back to the Future. I remember watching it as a kid and wondering if there would be flying cars in 2015. When we did reach

Image Source: Perfect Competition I think that this chapter of Wealth and Poverty made an important connection between economics and entrepreneurship for me. I have only taken the basic macro and micro

Image Source: I’ve spent a lot of time debating whether I agree with Gilder’s idea that capitalism begins with giving. Or, if I do agree, whether that idea still stands today. I believe that it is true

Image Source: Although this video was very interesting and had lots of historical context, I had to do some other research to learn more about the robber barons and what they actually did wrong. While

Image Source: I think I had almost identical views about anarchy or anarcho-capitalism that Dr. Holcombe had. Like him, my biggest concerns are the lack of protection and law enforcement. I am very weary

Image Source: Before this class, when I thought of anarchism I thought about “Anarchy in the U.K.” by the Sex Pistols. I hadn’t realized that it went further than graffiti and rejecting authority. I’ve

Image Source: I was disappointed to realize that my mindset about poverty and international aid before watching this video was incorrect. I’ve always thought that sending supplies and aid to poverty-stricken

Image Source: I honestly haven’t thought too much about healthcare in my life. I am still on my parents’ insurance, and with 7 people in our family, we meet our deductible quickly and don’t have many issues

Image source: Although I have been hearing about NFTs for the last few years, I still don’t quite understand how they work and why they have the value that they do. Although I learned about some cool examples

Image Source: Throughout the publication, Hayek warns that by abandoning freedom in economic affairs, personal and political freedom cannot exist. By following the form of economics that allowed a central

Module 5 Image Source: Monopolies are a concept that I remember learning about in the 3rd grade. It sounded scary and intimidating, and it is a concept that many people fall back on when discussing economics.

Universal Basic Dividend Image Source: In general, I think the idea of a universal basic dividend is a very strong idea. I like the idea of promoting equality and providing a fallback for Americans, but

In the period after the French Revolution, there was political turmoil that consisted of multiple power grabs from different political parties and individuals, each with different goals and ideas of how