I read The Plague for Algeria. It’s not the most definitive book about the country, but I had not read it despite its having been on my shelf for years. (If you are looking for some books about the political and cultural history of Algeria, here’s a great list.) Albert Camus set an examination of… [Read More]
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Paying for College: Income-based loan repayment
The big buzzword in college loans these days is income-based loan repayment, which takes a few different forms. The first is the current income-based repayment method allowed for federal student loans, which kicks in under hardship: if a student has a very high level of debt relative to income, then he or she may be… [Read More]
Day Trading for Dummies giveaway! Enter by July 20
I’m working on the third edition of Day Trading For Dummies, and I need help with two things. First, I need ideas for the new book! Second, I have a few copies of the second edition sitting here. Here’s how you can help: leave a comment on this post talking about what you would like… [Read More]
Morocco: “In Morocco”, by Edith Wharton
Morocco is in the northwest corner of Africa, so it gets to kick off my African education project. Morocco is an constitutional monarchy, and King Mohammed VI has been fairly accommodating of democratic reforms in the wake of the Arab Spring. The economy is closely tied to Europe, though, so the problems in Europe are… [Read More]
A post-blogathon project – learning about Africa
So the other day I was talking to my class about the economic state of the world, and said something about Africa being a huge range of countries in different states of stability and development, and I realized that I was spouting platitudes. I really don’t know enough about enough of the countries to discuss… [Read More]
