Ethics and Economics Education
Moral foundations, economic principles, & critical thinking
On Friday June 9 E3NE and Merrimack Valley H.S. sponsored the third annual Ethics & Economics Challenge speech competition. Fourteen students took place in the competition, the most ever. The winners of that competition were: First place: Emily Soule, “Why and How to Decriminalize Drugs” Second place: Hannah Gordon, “The Case for Abolishing the Death Penalty” Third place: Justis Brown, […]
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High school and college students with a verifiable school e-mail address may now apply for E3NE PorcFest Fellowships offering a free ticket to the 2017 Porcupine Freedom Festival in Lancaster, N.H., June 21-25, 2017. PorcFest is an educational event held at Roger’s Campground and Motel and featuring speakers on topics from economics, philosophy, and public policy to how-tos on schooling, […]
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This year’s Ethics and Economics Challenge speech competition at Merrimack Valley High School, made possible by Credit Adjustments, Inc., took place on Friday evening, June 3. The students gave a series of excellent presentations, which were judged by Janine Casavant, Gardner Goldsmith, and Jason Sorens. In the end, the winners were: Braden S., for “Why College Vouchers Could Reduce Costs” […]
Read moreWhom do you trust to tell the truth? A long-running survey by the British pollster Ipsos MORI asks respondents which occupations they trust the most to tell the truth. Doctors, teachers, judges, scientists, hairdressers, police, and clergy were the most trusted occupations. Politicians, government ministers, and journalists were among the least trusted occupations. Why do we trust politicians so little? […]
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