Christmas as Capitalism: Celebrate Trade
Christmas has become a holiday known for its commercialism—and many recoil at this, claiming that commercialism is antithetical to the…
Is There an ‘I’ in Team?
The world celebrates sports, particularly team sports. Soccer matches are so contentious in Europe that it’s not uncommon for…
Why Financiers on Wall Street Earn Their Wealth
Most everyone agrees that if you work, you should be compensated based on your productivity, skill, and time. Financiers are…
Can We Revive the American Dream through Majority Rule?
The Occupy Wall Street protesters claim that the American Dream has been hijacked by the financiers of Wall Street and…
Can “Occupation” Be Peaceful?
By preventing ordinary citizens from going about their business, Occupiers are in effect protesting the “injustice” of laws that allow…
Why Protest Inequality?: Unmasking the Deeper Motivation of the Occupy Movement
Why, in spite of massive evidence that profits motivate entrepreneurs to innovate in ways that enable so many of us…
Don’t Blame Twitter for the “Post-Idea” Age
Writing in a recent New York Times Sunday review column, Neal Gabler takes note of the The Atlantic’s list of…
Don’t Blame Capitalism for High Health Insurance Costs
Suppose Congress passed a law requiring that all restaurant meals include broccoli and okra, whether the customer wanted them or…
Government: Still Flunking the Unemployment Test
Imagine that you are beginning your first year of college. Things start off well, but then one day you come…
Steve Jobs’ “Philanthropy”: Only a Side-Effect
Only by focusing on enriching his own life has Jobs benefitted the lives of others Steve Jobs has been described…