Grand Canyon University student says she was ‘silenced’ about ‘biased’ econ textbook

A Grand Canyon University student says she has not been allowed to offer her opinions in class while her econ textbook is full of them.

Elizabeth Olson sent excerpts of the book, “Essentials of Economics” by Gregory Mankiw, to The College Fix and a syllabus showing it is being used for assignments and discussions throughout the course at the private Christian Arizona university.

The author, a Harvard University professor, advocates for government solutions to economic issues.

“Because of the free-rider problem, eliminating poverty through private charity will probably not work,” one page reads. “Yet government action can solve this problem.”