One of the most remarkable character flaws of humans, which shine most brightly in a negative light by elected officials, is their inability to admit fault and CHANGE COURSE for the benefit of the nation, at the expense of suffering from some short-term flank, in the...
Amazon is one of the largest companies in the world. It is phenomenally successful, yet for over 90% of its employees, this success means very little. They themselves don’t share in the equity of the company and haven’t seen their shares grow in price –...
Too many companies are borrowing money on terms and at maturities that fit an economy that is just starting to recover, rather than one that has nowhere to go but down. Borrowing funds is advantageous when rates are cheap (they are) and growth is resuming (so that the...
The right to vote is one of the foundational principles of the United States of America – one that’s inalienable and that we hold dear in this nation. Even so, claims are being made that even in the twenty-first century, the right to vote is being abridged in this...
Inflation is a very loose term, and people measure it in various ways. Some famous economists compare the new methods of doing it with the 1980s version to show discrepancies. In the end, it comes down to pricing products and services, in general; or measuring the...