Monthly Archives: April 2026

Campus Trivia Night

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Question: What has been the change in Chile’s per capita GDP in both nominal and PPP terms – expressed in US Dollars – since 1995?

Via IMF datasets for Nominal GDP and PPP GDP respectively.

Year Nominal GDP per Capita (USD) GDP per Capita (PPP) (USD)
1995 $5,115 $7,719
2000 $5,123 $9,754
2005 $7,532 $13,204
2010 $12,746 $17,321
2015 $13,513 $22,341
2020 $13,222 $25,004
2025 (Est.) $18,487 $32,713

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Daily Five

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Here is the Fall 2025 HigherED.zone ranking of the Five Best Business Schools in Virgina:

  1. McIntire School of Commerce – University of Virginia
  2. Pamplin College of Business – Virginia Tech
  3. Raymond A. Mason School of Business – William & Mary
  4. Donald G. Costello College of Business – George Mason University
  5. College of Business – James Madison University

This Top Five List was determined by a ranked choice vote of the HigherED.zone editorial board.

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Quote, Unquote

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The moral confusion on too many campuses after the October 7 massacre of 1,200 Israelis fits a familiar pattern. The acceptability of the speech depends on the speaker. Individuals from oppressed groups are given leeway to target oppressor groups through disruptions and threats. This victimology allows Palestinians and their supporters (the oppressed) to target, intimidate, and harass Jews (the oppressors).
~ Ben Sasse via The Atlantic

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Quote, Unquote

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The surge of real investment now occurring in semiconductor manufacturing and data centers has been funded primarily by corporate profits and old-fashioned bonds, while the emergence of more speculative and exotically engineered arrangements among A.I. companies are already giving rise to concerns of a bubble. The financialized features of the American system are not what make our robust capital markets the envy of the world.
~ Oren Cass via The New York Times

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