Hayward "Blah, Blah, Blah" Blog---Just a Retired Social Studies Teacher. That's all...

Economics, civics, constitutional law, Supreme Court cases, AP Economics teaching resources, and classroom lessons by a retired social studies teacher.

Non-Traditional Economic Indicator---Y'all to U-Haul...

A humorous look at the various economic systems and corporate models in existence. Economics CAN BE funny, once in a while...

On an hourly basis, which College Major Pays the BEST? See the list here. Guess which is Number 1 before looking.

Are we in the midst of an overt Positive Aggregate Supply Shock in Manufacturing? A rare sighting indeed.

There IS a bright-side to high gas prices. (I am just the messenger, but I understand if you want to shoot me)...Read why here...

Tide Detergent as a Currency. Sounds good but I think getting change back could be a little messy. Read about it here...

I found a bit of interesting news in today's job report that illustrates a continuing trend in inequality---however, it is something you can do something about.

Here is concise explanation how the unemployment rate is calculated and some of its pitfalls. Also links to todays report and analysis.

More comfort for those of you pursuing Non-Technical degrees...YOU are in BIG Demand!! Learn here how to take advantage of it.

Nice Graphic showing the Continent of Europe at night in 1992 and 2010. People see lights. Economics students see Opportunity Costs!

Nice article illustrating Opportunity Costs, the PPF and Supply and Demand in Agricultural Markets...

Excellent article on the "Pizza by the Slice" price war in NYC. Illustrates perfect competition, Substitution Effect on Demand, and Elasticity of Demand. A gold mine for a basic Economics class...

Nice graph showing dollar amount of currencies traded in the Foreign Exchange Market---Impress your econ teacher or your Professor!!

China is now our 3rd largest EXPORT market. Nice interactive graphic showing each US States share of those exports. This is a growing market for US goods and services. We can either fight it or benefit from it.

The "Opportunity Cost" of getting rid of "Pink Slime"---No one seems to be defending this product. Guess I will give it a shot...