Part 5—Does Culture Matter?
Abstract: Culture matters and may be the best predictor of success. Yet it is a third rail to discuss social cultures. This attitude hinders effective solutions to America’s problems. All people are the same. It is only their habits that…
Reconstructing History, Part 5: The Education Institution and Creating History
Before we get too far into this discussion, let us look at the concept of “institution”. From an academic perspective, Ostrom and North provide two complementary definitions. Elinor Ostrom, in her path-breaking book, Governing the Commons: The Evolution of…
