I found Steven Chapman’s article interesting in that it took an updated look at the regulatory environment for anti-trust enforcement. It is ironic, for example, the Federal Trade Commission would even consider a merger between Whole…;
Monthly Archives For June 2007
Fragment – Gifting
Gifting, to the extent that gifting is a part of someone’s persona, is relevant and meaningful to the beneficiaries only to the extent that it is unexpected and a surprise. If the gift is expected,…;
Article of Interest: Gasoline Prices
Putting “politics” aside, I am surprised by George Wills’ observation that $3.07 for a gallon of gas in 2007 is less than it was on an inflation adjusted level in 1981. I was even more surprised…;
Fragment – DNA
There is a theory, which is a variation on the strong anthropic principle, which would suggest that the physical laws of nature are such that it, in a sense, encodes life and intelligence in it’s…;
Fragment – Index of Economic Freedom
There is a ranking called the Index of Economic Freedom. This index, which was created by the Heritage Foundation, ranks nations based on numerous variables that indicate how intrusive government is in the economic system….;
Fragment – Stakeholders
Stakeholder analysis involves three steps: first, identify all the stakeholder groups across all locations; second, gather data quickly from as many stockholder segments as time and resources permit; and third, consolidate the information and build…;
Fragment – Behavior
It’s easier to get people to try new behaviors than it is to alter their beliefs. If you can get them to try new behaviors, and you can reinforce those behaviors for some personal reward,…;
Fragment – Time
And so, there we were cruising in the boat. Isabella was in between my legs facing the wind as we roared forward. I had my arms around her and she saw my left wrist with…;
Fragment – Atlas Shrugged
My economic bible isn’t Adam Smith. My economic bible is Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. I remember having read it six times primarily because I wanted to understand what a real value-to-value exchange is. …;
First Time
Let’s pretend this is the first time. Jared kept wanting to know from Jordan, who had already seen the movie, what was going to happen. The credits were still coming up as it was preparing…;