#fall2021

Expertise Image What is the danger of expert power? What is the best solution to preventing people with expertise having the most power? What is the ideal system in which we can value expertise, but not

Image Source The subject for this week in our Entrepreneurship and Value Creation in Society course is Dr. Roger Koppl's lecture on expert failure and expert power, given at Hillsdale college in 2019.

The Bigger Bubble by Jimmy Morrison gave great insight to the financial issues that have highlighted the United States in the 2000s and beyond. The U.S. government has taken it upon themselves to make

"What is an example of an expert that abused their power of falsely presented data for their own benefit?" - Question presented by @dilucadomain Pharmaceutical corporations often receive a large

Image Source Why do you think we often put experts on a pedestal, giving them more power than other individuals in society? Who is an example of somebody that is an expert in their field that society has

Image Source Do you think we could be in the midst of a bubble right now with all time high stock markets, inflation, and looming economic uncertainty? What do you expect to be discussed in the film* The

"What are some current issues created by subsidies?" - @stonemasoner There are many issues with subsidies in the United States. First of all, subsidies are meant to be this "good" idea

Image Source Folsom's Lecture Dr. Burt Folsom, professor of History at Hillsdale College and author of bestselling book The Myth of the Robber Barons, gave a lecture to Young America's Foundation Conservative

Image Source What are some of the "unseen" effects that political entrepreneurs can have on the economy by effectively excluding other firms from the marketplace? @haydenhirzel12 For this discussion,

This post is a response to "Who would the transition to Universal Basic Income in the U.S. help and who would it hurt?" posed by @Sarah.lindley This is a really good question. Before this week,

This post is a response to the question "Do you think our health care system works? What are the flaws and what are the pros? Look at different countries." posed by @anniebburg Honestly, I have

Is universal healthcare a legitimate possibility? What country has the best healthcare system in the world, and what makes it the best? Americans are very polarized when it comes to healthcare reform.

Image source Question from @lavender22: "Would universal healthcare negatively affect the quality of our healthcare? For example, longer wait times to receive surgery or doctors being paid poorly?"

A hot topic right now is that of the advancement of technology, and what that means for us as a society. There are fears that machines will come in and change every aspect of life, and potentially replace

Is artificial intelligence something we as a society should fear? What are the advantages and disadvantages of artificial intelligence? With the development of artificial intelligence, is there a possibility

Image Source Overview of Poverty Inc The 2016 documentary Poverty Inc opened my eyes quite a bit to the reality of poverty around the world. Until viewing the film, I was of the impression that more

How does charity to those living in poverty benefit them in both the short run and the long run? Do organizations that seek to eradicate poverty actually make meaningful changes? Do they help people escape

Image Source Question from @makenziejones: "In your opinion, is it possible to completely eradicate extreme poverty? Why or why not?" Relative vs Extreme Poverty Before addressing this question,

Image Source Is a world without poverty possible? If so how does society take action to move in that direction? When thinking of extreme poverty, visions of homelessness in large cities are often the first

[image source: Reflection Paper Ok, so first, all of this is based on the constitution and the federalist papers and the founding fathers. This is back when we were 1) still working on becoming a country