1 standard text book in economics back then was Paul Samuelson’s “Economics: An Introductory Analysis.“ His textbook is the biggest-selling economics textbook of all time, first published in 1948. Hayek back in the 70s, nor were its books assigned or its theories taught. I had never heard of the Austrian School of Economics or F. It was rigorous intellectual reading (translation: I had to pay attention), but as a 19-year-old there seemed to be nothing in Marxist philosophy that gave me hope that I would one day graduate and go on to make a lot of money and garner the admiration of women, my parents, and, well, get my own rap video. The bearded, shoeless teacher assigned us to read the three volumes of Das Kapital as the only class coursework, which was the literary equivalent of an overdose of Ambien. Naturally, I was in Berkeley, so I felt obligated to take a course in Marxism just for variety. Berkeley back in the 70’s we were taught fiscal policy (Keynesianism) and monetary policy (Milton Friedman). Check out this music video hereof his economic theories pitted against his arch rival John Maynard Keynes performed by actors playing rappers. More surprisingly, he has become a rap star. In 1974, he shared the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics (with Swedish economist Gunnar Myrdal) for his “pioneering work in the theory of money and economic fluctuations.” He was an Austrian-born economist and philosopher best known for his defense of classical liberalism and free-market capitalism against socialism and collectivist thought. We may not be here, physically, with our people.īut the whispers - the songs, the reminders - they’re here.Īnd it’s our job, no - it’s our privilege, to honor them.Friedrich August Hayek was born in 1899 and died in 1992. Showing our girls how to get it done, too. …but knowing that she once sang the exact same words, the same songs, while traveling her own road, with her daughters in the car an arm’s reach away, brings me a bit of peace and solidarity. I wish I could ask her so many questions… So, I cried my way home from Costco and sang through the tears.Īs I get older, I notice that I think of her at my current age. You’ll feel short-tempered and frustrated, or exhausted, or just, plain sad.Ĭry. If you don’t allow them to come out, they’ll sneak up on you in other ways: Give yourself grace throughout this month. I don’t think there is any other time of the year that assaults us with a constant barrage of memories. Over the mountains ’till the break of dawn. The methods have evolved over the years - from tape to CD to music in the cloud - but the feeling when I hear the songs… What was she thinking when she was singing these songs?ĭid she wonder how she was doing as a Mom?ĭid she know that at that moment she was making sweet memories for me?ĭid she know that I would grow up and buy The Judds CD when I was in college, and then later, download the Judd’s Christmas album on every device I own?ĭid she know that her granddaughters would karaoke to a burned Judd’s Christmas album CD in their Frozen CD player when they were toddlers? Complete with a slight country twang?Īnd that I’d stream the album in my car… and my girls would sing along with it, too? I think back to when I was 15 and she was 40, the same age that I am today…. The Judd’s Christmas album came out in 1987.Įach year we’d get out the Christmas decorations and in one box were the Christmas tapes.Įvery year at Christmas time, these songs. The Judd’s tape in the cassette deck, her slight, Shirley-voice mirroring The Judds’ harmony. To be an arm’s reach away from her again… I could have reached over, touched her hand… I remember sitting in the car next to my Mom. Oh beautiful star of Bethlehem, shine on. Giving the life for those who long have gone on…
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