“A Democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.” – Thomas Jefferson Every time I hear protestors chanting, “This is what democracy looks like,” I want to remind them why the United States was not formed as a Democracy. North Carolina [...]
As a self-proclaimed geek, I’m not at all ashamed to say that I’ve been looking forward to today for a very long time. Why, you ask? It’s because today, May 4, 2012, is the release date of the long-awaited “Avengers” movie! That’s right, folks: today, I’m talking about a superhero movie, but not just ANY [...]
For the past few weeks, I’ve been noticeably absent from this site. Simply put, I hit a wall. Writer’s Block, perhaps. I won’t deny it, and I won’t apologize for it, but I will explain it. When I started posting, I did so because I had something to say, and with each post, I’ve addressed [...]
Super Tuesday: Ten States conducting their primaries on the SAME DAY to determine who should receive the Republican Nomination for President. It sounds like a real turning point in the whole election process, but what were the results and what do they mean? Once again, let’s run the numbers on the day, and on the [...]
SUPPLY SIDE VS KEYNESIAN DEMANDS In the first parts of this series, I’ve described for you the difference between “Free Market” Capitalism and the type of Government Regulated “Capitalism” that we have today. So why hasn’t “Capitalism” worked? After all, don’t our Politicians ALWAYS make a big deal about how they want the economy to [...]
THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL Probably the most misquoted line in the world is this: “MONEY is the Root of all Evil.” This actually isn’t the line. The actual BIBLICAL quote can be found in 1st Timothy, Chapter 6, Verse 10: “For the LOVE of Money is the Root of all Evil: which while some [...]
BUSINESS & THE FREE MARKET In Part 2 of this Series, we discussed Price and Value, and how these terms are defined in a FREE MARKET. They are the driving forces behind Adam Smith’s “Invisible Hand,” where Buyers and Sellers act in their own best interests, which actually serves as a natural form of regulation [...]
PRICE & VALUE When I started on my first draft on this topic, it was entitled “Why ‘CAPITALISM’ Doesn’t Work,” with the word “CAPITALISM” intentionally in quotes. Why? Because the simple fact of the matter is that what we CALL Capitalism today has very little in common with the ideals of Free Market, or Laissez [...]
