“I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. It is surprising how contented one can be with nothing definite – only a sense of existence. My breath is sweet to me. Oh how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it, for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment”.
Henry David Thoreau
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Contact Information
Email: jchambless@valenciacollege.edu
Office phone: 407-582-1453
Fax: 407-582-1675
Office location: Valencia College, West Campus, Bldg. 11, Room 200-C
Mailing Address: Valencia College
1800 South Kirkman Road
Orlando, FL 32811
Professor Chambless has published more than 125 Op-Ed columns in newspapers all over the United States and has been a regular contributor to The Orlando Sentinel since 1992.
Click here for the Jack Chambless article archive.
IN THE
NEWS
2014
Professor Chambless on the Economics of the Minimum Wage and Burger King's move to Canada
JANUARY 18, 2022
Biden Must act fact to avoid 1970's Inflation
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FEBRUARY 4, 2021
Biden's Regulatory Costs outweigh likely benefits
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OCTOBER 2, 2020
'White Privilege' doesn't apply to all white people
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JUNE 21, 2020
This Father's Day, put down the phone...talk to your child
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MARCH 19, 2020
Irrational virus response may lead to Depression
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AUGUST 29, 2018
To save the planet, let profit-seekers lead the way
JULY 4, 2018
What do we do when the last WWII veteran dies?
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JUNE 19, 2018
Teaching economics to nonthinkers a tough job
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MAY 25, 2018
Sports betting: Winners, losers?
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FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Stop handing our flag to Olympic medalists
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JANUARY 15, 2018 (Bangor Daily News (Maine)
Why do we want people from Africa, Haiti? Good question
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DECEMBER 27, 2017
History teaches us not to fear the new tax law
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NOVEMBER 1, 2017
Baseball's Martinez soared at Valencia; reinstate sports
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OCTOBER 9, 2017
Floridians discover that self-reliance works better than government
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SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
Price gougers: They're not greedy-they're our heroes
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MAY 25, 2017
Baseball coach to parents who gripe: Stop coddling kids
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MARCH 23, 2017 (The Los Angeles Times)
Why can't we be as happy as Norway?
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JANUARY 14, 2017
2 Laws for every college student: supply, demand
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NOVEMBER 11, 2016 (The Chicago Tribune)
Dear Millennials: Stop bellyaching over Trump
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2016
Clinton, Trump would fail my economics class
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AUGUST 15, 2016 (Dallas Morning News)
Hillary's "free" tuition plan plunders taxpayers, dupes students
MAY 10, 2016
Why Libertarianism should be GOP's future
APRIL 2, 2016
Why this Libertarian will Miss Barack Obama
MARCH 8, 2016
Trump and the Danger of American Ignorance
FEBRUARY 25, 2016
Young people who look to Sanders get Fairy Tale
NOVEMBER 9, 2015
Can Democrats enjoy falling gas prices?
OCTOBER 4, 2015
Oregon College shooting should surprise no one
AUGUST 16, 2015
Liberate College grid players - pay them for their work
JUNE 19, 2015
An Economist's Guide to Fatherhood
MAY 8, 2015
Abolish School Districts, Equalize Education
FEBRUARY 20, 2015
Economic Fallacies abound whether we realize it or not
JANUARY 1O, 2015
Trip to Citrus Bowl brings an unexpected lesson on 'ripoffs'
OCTOBER 31, 2014
Freedom of choice leads to the freedom to serve others
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 - PROFESSOR CHAMBLESS DEBATES VAL DEMINGS
AUGUST 10, 2014
American Dream Thriving In Boomtown -- Williston, N.D.
MAY 16, 2014
Professor Says: Maybe Your Child Should Skip College …
MARCH 07, 2014
The Poor — Primarily Blacks — Lose In Public-Ed Monopoly
JANUARY 26, 2014
Here's What's Missing In The Debate On Income Inequality
NOVEMBER 29, 2013
Black Friday: Capitalism we can do without: My Word
NOVEMBER 01, 2013
Daily life would take a big hit if we were to lose private services
SEPTEMBER 29, 2013
Give supply and demand a chance: Legalize organ sales
AUGUST 25, 2013
Jogger's killing shows America's critical shortage of character
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MAY 2, 2013
Jason Collins, Jackie Robinson and the true nature of liberty
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
Capitalism: Miraculous system gives us what we want, need
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NOVEMBER 2, 2012
GOP must embrace concepts they hate - like evolution
SEPTEMBER 15, 2012
Obama worshippers need a history lesson on economics
JUNE 10, 2012
Is it time to think about home schooling your child?
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MARCH 28, 2012
Blacks should look deeper at perceived white contempt
JANUARY 17, 2012
Ancient Rome's fall offers modern lessons for America
OCTOBER 9, 2011
Today's lesson: Dream, but not at government's expense
JUNE 1, 2011
Broken window brings an economics lesson
JULY 30, 2010
Is the U.S. economy machine or ecosystem?
MARCH 02, 2010
Alas, Canada beats U.S. in hockey and liberty
JULY 4, 2009
July 4th has become a celebration for hypocrites
FEBRUARY 7, 2009
JFK and Clinton can be tax role models for Obama
APRIL 06, 2008
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DECEMBER 13, 2007
Barry Bonds: Baseball's best economist
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FEBRUARY 7, 2007 (New York Daily News)
When saving one life makes no sense
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APRIL 5, 2006
An Immigration policy for 'real Americans'