Forty years of American business and industry aimed at the specific goal of globalization, a term we common folk could…
Capitalism
American Airlines About to Go Bust? Fine With Me.
I’ve never been a fan of government bailouts, saving the asses of investors or this warped sales-pitch we accept…
Rhetoric on Capitalism vs Socialism Falls to Stupidism
You won’t find stupidism in a dictionary, so don’t bother looking. I just invented it. There are many…
When Did We Decide that Shareholders Were Gods?
Easy answer. That was a Milton Friedman construct, who wrote that “there is one and only one social responsibility of…
A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand
Abraham Lincoln’s famous proclamation is as true of our global human presence as it is of houses. In his case…
A Return to Tariffs in the United States Makes Sense
Tariffs are essentially a tax on imports or exports between nations. Their goal is to protect manufacturing and that’s more…
Water is the New Oil
Okay, you might not be able (yet) to run your car on it, but oil is at the moment a…
Capitalism is not a Zero-Sum Game
Capitalism made America great and I’m a big supporter if we keep certain restraints in place. But it is not,…
The Concept: A National Currency
The dollar is our accepted US currency, but it’s not issued by the Treasury. That responsibility has been given to…
Consumer Spending, Bedrock of the Economy
That’s the common view by business. I don’t happen to agree with it, but it’s the buzzword voiced every time…