Archive for Fred D. Miller Jr.
Who Killed Homer? The Demise of Classical Education and the Recovery of Greek Wisdom
Fred Miller teaches the classical Greek language and is professor of philosophy and executive director of the Social Philosophy and Policy Center at Bowling Green State University. Over a decade ago, Allan Bloom’s explosive book, The Closing of the American Mind, opened the floodgates of criticism of American higher education for perverting its ostensible mission [...]
1Jun1999 | Fred D. Miller Jr. | 1 comment | Continued-
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JPMorgan Chase and Casino Banking
JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the nation’s leading banks, revealed in May that a London trader racked... Read More
Individualism, Trade-Unions, and “Self-Governing Combinations”
Who do you imagine said this? “[Trade-unions] seem natural to the passing phase of social evolution,... Read More
Bubbles, Malinvestment, and Higher Education
Many commentators are asking whether the next big bubble to burst will be the debt associated with the... Read More
JPMorgan’s Blunder Is No Market Failure
I am not going to try to defend JPMorgan Chase for its recent, widely reported financial blunders. ... Read More
For Equality; Against Privilege
This TGIF originally ran July 7, 2006. The freedom philosophy can be boiled down to two phrases: for... Read More
