Archive for Zach Montgomery
Perspective: School Choice, 1886 Style
Zach Montgomery, nominated in 1886 for Assistant Attorney General, was falsely accused of having advocated the teaching of Roman Catholicism in the public schools. To be confirmed, he had to defend his position in the U.S. Senate. He was critical, he said, not of the public schools’ teachings but of their anti-parental control by the [...]
1Nov1995 | Zach Montgomery | 0 comments | Continued-
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JPMorgan Chase and Casino Banking
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Individualism, Trade-Unions, and “Self-Governing Combinations”
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Bubbles, Malinvestment, and Higher Education
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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
