Gongol.com Archives: February 2017
February 6, 2017
Want to become richer? Add more value.
That's the lesson from Germany's economy: Train workers, focus on areas of comparative advantage, and engage more with the world market (not less). This is emphatically not the course being charted by the Trump administration -- but it would be the right one to follow.
Author Tom Nichols: "Most people do not have the skills or background to know if what they're reading is any good." This could be called the "missing-syllabus" problem: While the Internet (especially) causes us to think we have the world's information at our fingertips, it doesn't come with a syllabus. Without knowing where to start or how to truly teach ourselves, it's quite easy for us to think we're auto-didacts when we're really just filling our brains with intellectual hash. It's an especially complex problem in the Teach-Yourself Economy, since more people need to learn more than they used to, and our formal educational and training systems are slow to adapt to the demand.
A visual guide to the largest employers by state
Walmart, universities, health systems, and the Federal government. That's about it. Enlightening.
How long should injured pro athletes be eligible for workers' comp?
A fight comes to life in Illinois
"The President has no constitutional authority over border control"
Even enthusiasts for expansive executive powers are starting to regret putting too much power in the hands of the Article II branch of government
