Gongol.com Archives: May 2016
May 4, 2016
A self-serving argument from California for abolishing the Electoral College
An academic suggests that it would mean fewer TV campaign ads. Equally self-serving is the argument on behalf of small states that the Electoral College should stay in order to keep us from being steamrolled by the bigger states. But then again, that's exactly why the college takes the form it does.
Johnson County (Iowa) raises its minimum wage
Iowa's most left-wing county will provide a small-scale experiment for the rest of the state to watch
Fort McMurray fires shock the eyes
Canadian wildfires truly stun the viewer
If the endowment gets bigger, why don't tuition rates get smaller?
Warren Buffett obliquely criticizes Grinnell College for its endowment largesse (largely a result of his own work as a trustee) but its failure to make college more affordable with that wealth. The core problem in college costs isn't necessarily funding -- it's the management and administration of higher education. What other industry could behave with such disregard for efficiency?
A strong argument against funding the financial industry
