Guilty About Feeling Guilty
I felt guilty about feeling guilty. My mind raced through Hofstadter’s meta-genies and strange loops. How many dimensions of this...
Inquiry versus Insult
Smoke billows from an Oldsmobile as it idles at the stop light. Rust populates the fender, the muffler is held...
Empathy in Action?
I came into TDC this year not expecting a whole lot of personal “ah-ha” moments. I’ve done it before, and...
Why Teach Economic Development?
> Posted by Shawn Humphrey, founder, Two Dollar Challenge (@blucollarprof) The following post was originally published on www.shawnhumphrey.com. The phone rang. Doug raised his finger...
Michael Jackson and the Wealth of Nations
> Posted by Shawn Humphrey, founder, Two Dollar Challenge The following post was originally published on www.shawnhumphrey.com. “Poor people just need more money”...
Three Bullies and a Bathroom
> Posted by Shawn Humphrey, founder, Two Dollar Challenge The following post was originally published on www.shawnhumphrey.com. Out there it was life. I...
My “Ability to Do Good” Checklist
> Posted by Shawn Humphrey, founder, Two Dollar Challenge The following post was originally published on www.shawnhumphrey.com. It was 2007. I had just...
We Are Sidekicks
> Posted by Shawn Humphrey, founder, Two Dollar Challenge The following post was originally published on www.shawnhumphrey.com. I’m calling bull#@%. For years, we...
TDC+ Pilot Project at UMW
TDC+ had 3 steps: Step 1: Draw one slip of paper from the paper bag. This is your daily income....
The Price of Groceries
> Posted by Shawn Humphrey, founder, Two Dollar Challenge The following post was originally published on www.shawnhumphrey.com. She swept the milk, eggs, flour...