The Best Government Money Can Buy

In a Republic, the interests of citizens are represented in their legislature by representatives, rather than individually and the United …

Datum publikace:
19. 10. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

Sorting Out Consumer Protection Agencies

Forget it, they’ve all had their teeth pulled by Congress and are now staggering around looking for something soft enough …

Datum publikace:
28. 9. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

The Shoes Yet to Drop

Flooding the banks (both commercial and investment) with cash by the Federal Reserve had the intended purpose of dodging the …

Datum publikace:
14. 9. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

The Harvard Business School—the Ultimate BS

My Prejudices Unmasked I am admittedly not a fan. The direction the nation’s business schools have taken since the end …

Datum publikace:
10. 8. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

Chop Shop Case in Point: General Electric

From Thomas Edison to Jack Welch The history of General Electric is akin to a corporate archeological dig. The bones …

Datum publikace:
27. 7. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

Madison Avenue vs. Truth in Advertising

As you might expect, Madison Avenue is the well-known moniker slapped on the ad business, because so many of them …

Datum publikace:
20. 7. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

The ‘Invisible Hand’ Is in Your Pocket

The Definition 1In economics, the invisible hand is the term economists use to describe the self-regulating nature of the marketplace. …

Datum publikace:
13. 7. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

The Sports Metaphor

“The future ain’t what it used to be.” Yogi Berra Mysteries: Today’s Too-Big-to-Fail Mentality The Federal Reserve announced in March …

Datum publikace:
22. 6. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

Complaint #214 and 215

The Czechs speak of themselves as ‘complainers’ and, after living here for over 21 years, I’m coming around to their …

Datum publikace:
9. 6. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

There Is No Sum

Zero Sum Game The phrase ‘zero sum game’ is bandied about a good deal these days. In game theory, a …

Datum publikace:
18. 5. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

The Parts Are Greater than the Sum

Say What? You didn’t misread that. I know, we’ve always been taught that the sum is greater than the parts. …

Datum publikace:
13. 4. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

Chop Shop Theory

1“A chop shop is a slang phrase for an illegal location or business which disassembles stolen automobiles for the purpose …

Datum publikace:
30. 3. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

Ohlasy “míru pro naši dobu?”

Nejspíš. Stačí sledovat, jak Putinova vojska z dřívějška známým tempem zabírají Ukrajinu. Hitler předváděl své nové, lepší, modernější a vůbec …

Datum publikace:
23. 3. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

The Death-Spiral of the Obama Presidency

So I’m telling an old story by now, but old stories are sometimes the most valuable to look back upon. …

Datum publikace:
20. 3. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman