New Book Review
 | In The Myth of the Rational Voter, Bryan Caplan argues that it’s not corrupt politicians who cause democracy’s follies, it’s the voters themselves. To read the review by Jowei Chen, click here. |
job bank
Program Associate, Global Prosperity Initiative
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University seeks to hire a Program Associate for the Global Prosperity Initiative to work on Mercatus' research program in the Gulf Coast. This position is ideal for a recent college or masters’ graduate with both academic and work experience in economic policy research and program implementation. [more]
opportunities
Objectivism in Theory and Practice, Portland, OR, June 28-July 5
This year The Atlas Society will hold its 19th annual Summer Seminar on "Objectivism in Theory and Practice" in beautiful Portland, Oregon. Early Registration: May 12. [more]
Featured Opportunity
History of Economic Thought Conference at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Call for Papers: The 9th annual Summer Institute for the Preservation of the History of Economics will be held at George Mason University, July 13-16, 2008.
Hosted by the Center for Study of Public Choice, the conference is especially interested in participation by upper level undergraduate and graduate students in economics or related disciplines. The department of economics at George Mason and the History of Economics Society enables us to subsidize such student participation. This year, as always, we welcome proposals on any topic.
in the news
Loving was a plaintiff in the landmark civil rights case Loving v. Virginia, where the Supreme Court ruled that state laws prohibiting interracial marriage were a violation of the 14th Amendment. [more]
Professor gives son "hard" lemonade, loses custody
A Detroit archaeology professor brought his 7-year-old son to a Tigers game, and bought him what he thought was regular lemonade. That was, until a security guard spotted the bottle and called child protective services. The boy was taken to the hospital, and then placed in foster care for 2 days before his mother was allowed to regain custody. [more]
