Category Archives: friends

My Thoughts on Cap and Trade

For starters Steve Margolis (former prof of mine – and friend) has a piece at Newmark’s Door on the cap and trade bill. 
Ironically, an outright tax would have been better than the cap and trade plan.  What the current bill does is assign a privilege to pollute, and then allow this privilege to [...]

Alchian’s Advice (AA) and Agape Corner

Again, it is important to surround yourself with outstanding people.
Brent Droege is one such young man.  He has been volunteering at Agape Corner, where I once taught, for three years or more.  He often helps with my parent’s class of first and second graders.
Today he gets kudos from none other than the Dean of the [...]

Happy Pie Day

I’m starting a new tradition for myself.  I was born on pie-day, 3.14 (76), so from now on I’m having a birthday pie, instead of cake.  Which works well for me since I prefer pie to cake, especially Chocolate Creme Pie.  If you’ve got a surprisingly good recipe for pie, doesn’t have to be chocolate [...]

Alchian’s Advice (AA): Surround yourself with great people.

It may be just a bit ironic that I’ve selected the (AA) acronym to highlight the achievements of fellow alumni from Albuquerque Academy (AA).
That said, I met one such alum earlier this year at an Academy Meetup of sorts in D.C.  Alisa Lasater is pastor of a Methodist Church near Capitol Hill, and she is [...]

Taking Alchian’s Advice (Inadvertently)

He recommends spending as much time as possible around really smart people.  I’ve been blessed to be able to do that.
I’m at a great school, Igraduated from a great college, and a long time ago I graduated from a great prep school, Albuquerque Academy.  We got the best education available there.  I blew so much [...]