tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post4414400847328221675..comments2024-03-23T05:42:07.516-04:00Comments on The Deliberate Agrarian: The Industrial Era(Passing Like a Kidney Stone)Herrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-56649505295929481512014-02-27T08:09:02.953-05:002014-02-27T08:09:02.953-05:00I know that Agrarians can be accused of utopianism...I know that Agrarians can be accused of utopianism - and I suppose in some cases there can be truth to that claim, especially when it's oversold as if adherence to its tenants would usher in millennial bliss; however, I've begun thinking even more about just how counter to human flourishing our life in an Industrialized society is. While we all have to live in the world we're in, rather than the one we'd like it to be, I wonder at what point we (broadly speaking) finally say that what we're doing is truly unsustainable. We have to change, but, sadly, we often won't do so until the level of pain is intense enough.<br /><br />Thanks for another great article!<br /><br />Regards,<br />David SmithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-16746264518719197302014-02-27T07:26:29.974-05:002014-02-27T07:26:29.974-05:00Mick,
No, it was never published. And, yes, that M...Mick,<br />No, it was never published. And, yes, that McAlvany interview was a good one. There is a lot of smoke and mirrors going on with the world economy, trying to make it seem better than it is, but I do think the goose is cooked.<br /><br />Chazzercise,<br />As a fellow financial/econ news junkie, you're welcome. I'm glad you listened to the interview with the central banker. He made some surprisingly frank (and ominous) admissions.Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-3328823585476251832014-02-26T23:24:35.147-05:002014-02-26T23:24:35.147-05:00For homeschooling we use Alpha Omega. Also check ...For homeschooling we use Alpha Omega. Also check out wallbuilders.com as they have a curriculum in their store.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-61896490670903657982014-02-26T10:19:39.528-05:002014-02-26T10:19:39.528-05:00Oh, and Hazlit's "Economics in One Lesson...Oh, and Hazlit's "Economics in One Lesson" is a good place to start for teaching econ to your kids. You might check out http://www.ronpaulcurriculum.com/<br />can't vouch for it as I know little about the course work. Murray Rothbard, a student of von Mises Is probably the best refutation of Keynes in the 20th century, aside from von Mises, and is much easier to read. But is still upper classman HS or college level material. It would put an adolescent to sleep. None of this addresses a biblical "pre-industrial" view as econ is, at least nowadays a product of industrialism. Just look at Marx for example (an intellectual fraud, IMO) Marxism is simply an alternative theory (to state capitalism and mercantilism) for dealing with industrial production as is the Laissez-faire. I know that I'm rambling, but last thought... Isn't it interesting that the fundamental political-economic debate today is essentially a variation of the same debate 200 years ago? That is, is the market more efficient when individual decision is allowed to prevail or when the government intervenes and "plans." CHazzercisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223272570976848835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-86766735318325628372014-02-26T10:00:04.508-05:002014-02-26T10:00:04.508-05:00Herrick, As a financial/econ news junkie, I think...Herrick, As a financial/econ news junkie, I think that was an excellent interview you linked to. Thanks.CHazzercisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223272570976848835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-76485489945370021132014-02-25T08:12:06.919-05:002014-02-25T08:12:06.919-05:00Herrick,
I've just finished (re)reading The Je...Herrick,<br />I've just finished (re)reading The Jeffersonian Solution, plus the comments. I appreciate that essay. Curious if you ever got that published? It's "funny", in the comments, that because Jefferson was human, meaning imperfect, that the commenter will reject everything that he said that he doesn't agree with. Of course if a person follows that logic, then there is no excuse for rejecting Christ. Just my observation. Also, McAvaney's more recent interview, about the debt bomb is interesting, don't you think? <br /><br />MickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-86173988577387554942014-02-23T16:57:25.017-05:002014-02-23T16:57:25.017-05:00RonC: "I would wager that there is a red stri...RonC: "I would wager that there is a red strip missing in the pre 2300 BC area of that time chart."<br /><br />I was going to say something similar. I have a feeling the world has been down this road before. <br /><br />"Hey, where's my giant skull capacity?"David The Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10198938190820294516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-27668650640270362212014-02-22T12:41:49.933-05:002014-02-22T12:41:49.933-05:00Thank you Herrick and RonC. I will check that out....Thank you Herrick and RonC. I will check that out.<br />Cyndi Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05794693752183307243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-12418869663814995572014-02-22T11:50:51.573-05:002014-02-22T11:50:51.573-05:00To answer Cynthia's question, Henry Hazlitt...To answer Cynthia's question, Henry Hazlitt's "Economics In One Lesson" comes to mind.RonCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-56732553200408409022014-02-22T08:49:36.767-05:002014-02-22T08:49:36.767-05:00Cynthia,
You're not the first person to ask m...Cynthia,<br /><br />You're not the first person to ask me that. I don't know of a curriculum to recommend. Maybe someone else reading this does?...Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-85236257434301134752014-02-22T08:32:24.790-05:002014-02-22T08:32:24.790-05:00Herrick,
Is there a curriculum or any other author...Herrick,<br />Is there a curriculum or any other authors you recommend for a high school, home school economics course/study? I am looking for something that gives a honest biblical look at history, present and future and not totally swayed by the industrial/boom years.<br /><br />Cyndi Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05794693752183307243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-27100941769304940222014-02-21T20:47:42.674-05:002014-02-21T20:47:42.674-05:00I would wager that there is a red strip missing in...I would wager that there is a red strip missing in the pre 2300 BC area of that time chart. I've no idea as to how big it was.RonCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-70904130719106594662014-02-21T18:09:25.170-05:002014-02-21T18:09:25.170-05:00Kind of like the Jamestown settlement where all th...Kind of like the Jamestown settlement where all the best plans seemed to fail and the place was falling apart until Smith took control and made everyone do their share of the work. Well maybe not exactly like that but if you study that event it is an eye opener.Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.com