Tagged: Economics and Financial Services
Statism survives by looting; a free country survives by production. – Ayn Rand
Exposure Can Kill You (or Starving for Your Friends is Bullshit)
Ian Sane / Foter.com / CC BY Scott Timberg, writing for Salon on, “Wil Wheaton is right: Stop expecting artists to work for free — or worse, for “exposure”“: Wheaton recently wrote a...
DC Metro – FUBAR Again
This is the station I take home every day. I’m glad I worked late tonight… Unsuck DC Metro About 50 minutes ago, Metro said there were only “residual delays” on the OR/BL/SV after...
The Debt-Limit Mess
The Debt-Limit Mess by Sheldon Richman October 26, 2011 Last summer’s debt-limit controversy, with all its predictions of apocalypse, raises a rather important question no one but libertarians seems interested in: Why are the 535...
Monopoly in Vero Beach
Monopoly in Vero Beach September 4, 2009Dominick T. Armentano Federal and state antitrust laws generally forbid any “monopolization” of commerce. Yet, ironically, the City of Vero Beach, Florida (where I live) has maintained a State...
Misallocating Oakland’s Resources at Tourism Industry’s Expense
Misallocating Oakland’s Resources at Tourism Industry’s Expense August 25, 2009Jonathan Wyse As the city of Oakland grapples with a budget crisis born of fiscal profligacy, a cursory glance over the FY 2009–11 budget proposal reveals...
Privatize Pools and Golf Courses?
Privatize Pools and Golf Courses? Letter to the Editor June 25, 2009Art CardenMemphis Business Journal If representatives of the City of Memphis are really looking to save money, they should start by privatizing those municipal luxury...
ABA Announces New Community Bank Index Members
For several years I worked at America's Community Bankers in the Government Relations department. Aside from the daily work assisting the EVP, I was assigned project management responsibilties for several annual programs, publications, projects and...
We Don’t Need Marx to Face This Global Economic Crisis
We Don't Need Marx to Face This Global Economic Crisis May 7, 2009Art CardenForeignPolicy.com During this time of global economic crisis, the venerable Karl Marx is enjoying newfound popularity. He is undoubtedly the most influential...
Preventing Post-Disaster Price Gouging Yields Devastating Results
Preventing Post-Disaster Price Gouging Yields Devastating Results May 6, 2009Art Carden The world is mired in an economic crisis, people are wondering if capitalism still works, we’re a few short months away from the...