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Eritrea: I Didn’t Do It For You
Eritrea is a tiny, poor country, ranked 222 out of 229 on GDP per capita. History has not served it well. It was an Italian colony, a British colony, and the site of a U.S. military communications station; it was a UN administered region, annexed by Ethiopia, and winner of a civil war to establish… [Read More]
Paying for College: Application advice from the University of Chicago
Recently, I attended an admissions presentation that the University of Chicago put on for children of alumni. It was good, mostly in that it confirmed that things haven’t changed much over the years other than the level of competition for spots. They are still trying to find the same type of student, top 10% -ish… [Read More]
Miscellaneous interesting items from my in-box
Some interesting items that would make for good blog posts, if only there were more time in the day. The Economic Policy Institute recently published a report showing that an well-educated workforce is key to state prosperity. It seems obvious, so why is it news? Why do people have such problems with education? McKinsey &… [Read More]
Spoiler alert: It’s unreasonable to keep them a secret
We’re too cheap to have cable here, so I’ve been catching up with Breaking Bad through Netflix. Tonight will be the finale, and I’m sure I’ll know by tomorrow morning what will happen. And yet, that’s okay. Spoilers aren’t valuable. It seems like a big deal – Darth Vader is really Luke’s father! – and… [Read More]
