From business to romance, here are 10 tips for having better relationships. 1. Be open and straightforward about your intent The more open you are about what you want from a relationship, the more likely you will get it—or at least not end up wasting your time in a relationship that you won’t. If you…
Should Black Friday be a national holiday? Henry Ford wrote in his biography of the mutually beneficial partnership of Capital and Labor. He opposed labor unions because he felt they undermined that partnership and turned the two sides against each other. In this regard, Ford was right. Capital needs Labor, and Labor needs Capital. …
South Park is known for pushing buttons and offending people as much as it is known for its hilarious social commentary. Often the show makes astute observations about social behavior or turns political or economics issues into comedic gold. Here are ten episodes that provide funny and insightful economic insight with links to where you…
Recently I came across a friend who was espousing that Americans were not truly free. How can anyone who is supposedly free be required to pay taxes, they asked? Freedom is absolute, they proclaimed; you are either free or you are not. But freedom is not absolute. It is a relative and subjective concept. Freedom…
More Government isn’t the Answer It’s easy to become disheartened when one realizes how many Americans don’t have homes or enough to eat. Despite plenty of charities and government programs being aimed at the problem, it continues. Poverty withstands our best efforts to address it. What if we are focusing too much on the symptom…
Every election cycle the calls will be heard: Americans demand a third party! The two party system has to go! Only they really don’t want a third party and American politics will always be dominated by two major parties. First, let’s set the record straight. There are more than two political parties in the United…
On November 9th, 2014 the world celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The event not only led to the liberation of millions of people and the fall of the Soviet Union, but it effectively ended a near 50 year old cold war nuclear standoff between the USSR and the United…
The idea that higher revenues can be raised by lowering tax rates seems counter intuitive to many. In fact, politicians who campaign on lowering taxes are often derided as liars, especially in light of budget deficits. It is often asked: how can anyone promise to cut taxes when the government is already short on revenue?…
One term which is often incorrectly inserted into political discourse is corporate personhood. Corporate personhood is a legal concept that arises from the extension of certain rights to market entities for the purpose of facilitating commerce and protecting individuals. Its application to campaign finance law has many erroneously rallying against the legal concept with slogans…
1. Unfunded Liabilities The national debt is at an all-time high of around $16 trillion. That’s scary enough. But it turns out that number is just piercing the surface. If you include all the unfunded federal obligations to Social Security and Medicare it would add up to near $116 trillion!
1. Digital Storage In the next decade we will see personal storage devices for digital media abandoned for cloud storage, as large capacity cloud storage will liberate people from the need of having external hard drives. However, it will be short lived, as by the time people switch to clouds technological advancement will give us…
My life was roller coaster of emotions and stressful thoughts until I learned how to own my happiness. Here are 10 tips I wish I had figured out sooner that allowed me to do so. 1. Goals It’s important to have things to strive for, both big and small. It keeps you motivated on hard…