I have a soft spot for small business owners, as my dad is one. It’s a risky life, but there’s also some romance: a single man or woman with an idea, a passion to do one thing, willing to work 80 hours a week, invest their life’s savings, stay up late, hustle, earnestly strive to make a living by meeting… Read more →
I have a soft spot for small business owners, as my dad is one. It’s a risky life, but there’s also some romance: a single man or woman with an idea, a passion to do one thing, willing to work 80 hours a week, invest their life’s savings, stay up late, hustle, earnestly strive to make a living by meeting… Read more →
Rebekah and I spent the morning talking about the idea of paying students for academic performance. I first read about the idea in the newspaper on my morning commute, and initially thought it a joke. It’s not. Washington, D.C. is spending $1.2 million on a program that pays kids for grades, attendance, and good behavior. Students can earn up to… Read more →
Rebekah and I spent the morning talking about the idea of paying students for academic performance. I first read about the idea in the newspaper on my morning commute, and initially thought it a joke. It’s not. Washington, D.C. is spending $1.2 million on a program that pays kids for grades, attendance, and good behavior. Students can earn up to… Read more →
Americans are living in Keynes’ world now, but I took a little elective for fun back in senior year called “Political Econ 101,” which not only introduced me to his theories but to the competing (and sleeker) ideas of Friedrich von Hayek. Now, Dr. Wolfram was well-known for explaining the benefits of a market economy with an mp3 blasting the… Read more →
Americans are living in Keynes’ world now, but I took a little elective for fun back in senior year called “Political Econ 101,” which not only introduced me to his theories but to the competing (and sleeker) ideas of Friedrich von Hayek. Now, Dr. Wolfram was well-known for explaining the benefits of a market economy with an mp3 blasting the… Read more →
Unions Are ‘Like Having Herpes’ The fabulously wacky John Mackey, Whole Foods CEO, just won me over despite his odd blend of vegetarianism and “holistic living” ideas with a fondness for capitalism: In the early eighties, Mackey told a reporter, “The union is like having herpes. It doesn’t kill you, but it’s unpleasant and inconvenient, and it stops a lot… Read more →
Unions Are ‘Like Having Herpes’ The fabulously wacky John Mackey, Whole Foods CEO, just won me over despite his odd blend of vegetarianism and “holistic living” ideas with a fondness for capitalism: In the early eighties, Mackey told a reporter, “The union is like having herpes. It doesn’t kill you, but it’s unpleasant and inconvenient, and it stops a lot… Read more →
Trends of the Next 100 New Years WORLD interviewed AEI’s president, Arthur Brooks, who seems a bit pessimistic about the next year, but also offers some long-term hope: Q: Do you have any good news for conservatives? Seventy percent of Americans agree that the free enterprise system is the best way to organize the economy despite severe ups and downs…. Read more →
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