Sparks Commentary

“It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.” – Thomas Sowell, economist An anecdote about educa...

If you’ve arrived at this page, chances are that you’re either in college, or will be in college soon. Presumably, you know that you want ...

“[Chaerephon] went to Delphi and boldly asked the oracle to tell him … whether anyone was wiser than I was, and the Pythian prophetess ans...

“If you are considering becoming a linguistics major, you probably know something about the field of linguistics already. However, you may...

“The most powerful force in the universe is compound interest .” – The greatest Albert Einstein quote that  Albert Einstein  (most like...

I should preface this by saying that I have a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, with a Concentration in Marketing. I don’t ha...

“What do you call someone who speaks three languages? (Trilingual.) What do you call someone who speaks two languages? (Bilingual.) What d...

“[I] am a sort of gadfly , given to the state by the god; and the state is a great and noble steed who is tardy in his motions owing to hi...

You've probably heard of the six “journalist's questions”: who, what, when, where, how, and why. To a large degree, they are also ...

“4 out of 3 people struggle with math.” – A joke of unknown origin As some of you know, I've been a professional math tutor since 20...

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." -  Aristotle Open-mindedness i...

I've had a number of people tell me over the years that with my interest in  history , I should have been a  history teacher . Thus, i...

"In a free-enterprise, private-property system, a corporate executive is an employee of the owners of the business. He has a direct r...

"And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on t...

"This division of labour, from which so many advantages are derived, is not originally the effect of any human wisdom, which foresees...

"This constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall...

"One might also say that history is not about the past. If you think about it, no one ever lived in the past . Washington, Jefferson,...

My theory on learning history is that most people are interested in the subject - they just don't all realize it.

"Let's start with what economics isn't.  Economics isn't a meal ticket to make lots of money in the stock market, althoug...