Monthly Archives: January 2013

Not the Beltway

I’ve been doing occasional posts on things overlooked in the DC area–stuff you might miss if you were just in town for a short time, or things even local people don’t know anything about. This next one is pretty remarkable. The Billy Goat Trail runs along the Potomac river and the old C&O canal. It’s […]

January 29, 2013 – 1:15 pm | By admin | Posted in Unknown DC | Tagged , | Comments (0)

the Platinum Coin

You’ve probably read about the platinum coin idea. I posted about it before, but it’s probably worth revisiting. If it seems like it doesn’t make sense that’s because it kind of doesn’t make sense. Here’s the problem. Congress makes the budget. The budget mandates a certain amount of spending. The spending congress mandates is in […]

January 10, 2013 – 1:40 pm | By admin | Posted in History, Money | Comments (0)

Assigning your own book

Do you assign your own book in class? I typically don’t, but I’m thinking about doing it for next semester Arguments for the practice 1. It’s the best damn book on the subject! Nobody else has done this! There is no other book like it! It’s indispensable! 2. The chance to talk to the author […]

January 8, 2013 – 1:13 pm | By admin | Posted in History, teaching | Comments (10)