Is There a Market for “Conscious Capitalists”?
The iconic libertarian Milton Friedman once said “The great advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science or literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government.” Michael Strong, founder of innovative charter schools, and John Mackey, C.E.O. of Whole Foods, agree with Friedman, and have their own libertarian vision. They Read More »
Formula for Success?
Here’s an article from the Chicago Tribune in which Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is quoted as saying “there is no favoritism” involved in the disbursement of the transportation stimulus funding to the states. The reason given was that the disbursements are “based on a long-standing formula for allocating highway funds to the states.” Using their Read More »
Quotes Uncovered: Did an Economist Really Coin “Free Lunch”?
Quotes Uncovered Here are more quote authors and origins Shapiro’s tracked down recently. Who Punished Good Deeds? Who Said Data Kills? Who Worried About Events? Sixteen weeks ago, I invited readers to submit quotations for which they wanted me to try to trace the origins, using The Yale Book of Quotations and more recent research Read More »
Masters of the Silver Lining
I like hunting for silver linings as much as the next guy. But there is one group of people who are so good at finding them that I can only dream of matching their prowess. I am talking, of course, about C.E.O.’s. It is earnings season and we are of course in the grip of Read More »
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