Monday, February 25, 2008

Freakonomics Writing #2

For Thursday (2/25), compose a 2-page, typed, double-spaced paper answering the following questions.

1. Briefly trace the rise and fall of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). What factors undermined its power and contributed to its fall?

2. Discuss "information asymmetry" and give examples of everyday information asymmetries we encounter in everyday life.