In my previous post, I mentioned my economics professor, Jack Chambless. Professor Chambless was the beginning of everything in my fight for liberty. He made such a profound influence in my life and I consider him to be my intellectual father.
He spoke the truth
His passion inspired me to speak up about issues that mattered to me. Professor Chambless achieved what few educators could do; lifting the veil of ignorance from my eyes and arming me with logic and reason.
He spoke the truth about the government and how they meddle in our everyday lives like occupational licensing, tariffs, and taxation. He constantly produced hard evidence that private businesses could do better than government in all areas including healthcare.
I felt lost and needed answers
Economics changed the way I thought and it enlightened me. Before I took Professor Chambless’ class, I was bitter so I turned to feminism and democratic socialism for answers.
Most of my humanities and English professors would talk in circles about social issues but never offer an individual solution. Instead, they encouraged everyone to turn to legislators to solve issues that government created in the first place or protest.
I found the answers I looked for through free market economics. Every major issue like the gender wage gap or unaffordable housing had a simple solution.
The government should do nothing other than protecting your God-given (or natural) rights. Let the market correct itself because no one group or person can fix and control the actions of hundreds of millions, or billions, of people.
My life was changed
I don’t regret attending college because of this professor. College gave me a better idea of where I want to end up in life and if I hadn’t met Professor Chambless I would be a different person today.
Looking back, I wouldn’t have found out about Praxis if it weren’t for my professor because he recommended attending a FEE seminar. FEE and Praxis are business partners.
He strengthened my personal beliefs in other ways because he is a Christian and made his lecture on taxation relatable. Basically, he said, “Thou shalt not steal and thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s property.” I learned that your income is also your property. Nobody else earned it but you.
To get a taste of Professor Chambless’ lectures you can visit his website here. I’d also recommend reading his books.