The other day a guy wearing a kilt overheard that I'm an economics major. He asked me what school of thought I subscribed to. Turns out as an economics major, I'm supposed to be part of a school of thought or be an "ist" of something (e.g. Marxist, capitalist). This kilted fellow describes himself as a free market anarchist of the first wave Austrian school. He's also into the Renaissance Fair. That fair sounds pretty scary but what I did gain from the conversation is entry into the exciting world of economic and political ists, isms, and schools.In reality my current position is "full of shit", and like many full of shit people I polish my dooties by using big words and vigorous declarations. After a bit of whimsical click-clack on Wikipedia I've decided to become an aleatory materialist of the neo-Ricardian school, with vigor. If you can help me figure out what all those words mean and are 100% sure they have nothing to do with Nazis, I'll let you be my personal vocabulary advisor and we can get on with the business of recruiting revolutionaries.
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