Modern economists would attribute pretty much any market function to the mystical "invisible hand" that Adam Smith wrote about. In fact it's been argued that the core message of Smith's "The Wealth of Nations" was the argument about the invisible hand of the free market. Being the bad business student that I am, I decided... Continue Reading →
One of the prevailing ideologies from our past comes to us in the form of the slogan "Might is right". It is the ideology of the strong taking what they can, what they deem to be rightfully theirs and attaining from those that have. It separates the haves and the have-nots. More poetically, Jack London... Continue Reading →
Throughout the day on Thursday students on the University of Tennessee campus gathered to protest the presidency of Donald Trump. At the height of the protest there was up to 300 students participating in both the protest and the counter-protest. Students, forming a ring around the sitting 'marginalized' students, chanted and repeated slogans from the... Continue Reading →
I imagined the mood of the American people this morning to be like a bad hangover where none of us were quite sure what we did last night. Instead I hardly remember ever seeing this much optimism and triumph in people's faces. It could be short-lived, or could be a prolonged sense of victory. But... Continue Reading →
With the presidential election seeping into every normal day-to-day conversation, the idea of 'American' is tossed around as a given. The candidates appeal to the fact that they stand for American values, which is supposed to somehow be a persuading argument. But as with most things the term 'American' is so ambiguous that it requires... Continue Reading →
The classic problem of people hiding from their lives and retreating to art has fundamentally changed within the last few years. The typical portrayal was some slightly disillusioned child preferring to read their stories or paint a picture than go to class. This concept is littered throughout popular literature and film, but hardly ever captures... Continue Reading →
By now most everyone has heard of the events surrounding Colin Kaepernick, quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, and his refusal to stand during the national anthem played at football games. It began with him simply sitting on the bench and evolving him to take a knee during the anthem, almost as a gesture of respect.... Continue Reading →
There was a good while where I didn't know whether the phrase "Don't label me" was a joke or if it was a serious statement. That phrase would usually come up during situations where people say "Don't be such an X" or "If you believe that, then you must be X". For the most part... Continue Reading →
It's an amazing thing to be able to witness the base anger and resentment towards each other that people carry today. It appears society is getting so bitter that we can barely stand the sight of each other anymore, and for many people they will hardly admit that the other person is truly a human.... Continue Reading →
