Executive Summary Financial advisors primarily lie to customers, and they are compensated and incentivized to do so. Look at these people. They represent a big financial firm, and they have a nice expensive suit. You can definitely trust them with your money! The Way the Game Works Financial advisors have a song and dance that…
Executive Summary About Michael Hudson Hudson on Monopolies, Banks, and Landlords The Present Political Intellectual Environment Introduction In the modern Sarah Palin / Milton Friedman US culture, Michael Hudson is a Communist because he opposes the consolidation of power and the mistreatment of the non-elite. These ideas can get you kicked out of the nicer…
Executive Summary Value Creating Professions Value Destroying Professions Accounting for Social Costs Introduction In an excellent study of the value provided by different professions, the New Economics Foundation has published the type of work that could simply not be published at any economics university in the US, and probably in the UK due to political…
Executive Summary What Works and What Doesn’t Then What? Enough for Everyone to Eat? Why Birth / Population Control is Verboten Individual Rights People Are Stupid and Selfish Most hunger organizations work by simplistic pleas for compassion. However, what is interesting is how the short term in orientation these organizations are. What Works and What…
Executive Summary How the Bottled Water Industry Works How Much Lying is Too Much Lying? Do People Have Unlimited Rights As Long as They Are Involved in Commerce? Jennifer Aniston More Accurate Billboards Introduction I was driving and saw a billboard for SmartWater with Jennifer Aniston on it. The caption read “Because it’s designed smarter.”…
Executive Summary Cap and Trade Madness Do Murder Credits Make Sense? Introduction There has been a lot of talks recently about “cap and trade.” This is a scheme whereby instead of having a straight-forward regulation that simply sets limits on pollution and punishes those that violate those regulations, Wall Street is extremely enthusiastic about setting…
Executive Summary APICS’ has shown a distinct distaste for reality and provides inaccurate information to decision-makers and worker bees. We cover the problems with APICS. APICS would like you to think of the perfect world before contemplating supply chain management. APICS’ Distaste for Reality Some people have a distaste for reality. Most of us prefer…
Executive Summary What was missed when people went to try to figure out what the Japanese had done with quality? What role did unionization play in the Japanese success story, and why was it de-emphasized? Introduction An entire cottage industry was built around taking manufacturing concepts perfected by the Japanese and applying them to the…
Executive Summary What is the Definition of Racism? People’s Rights to Think, Say, and Believe What They Want Jimmy the Greek Danielle Lloyd Who Is Not Racist? The Racism of the Aztecs What Does Research into Racism Say? Introduction Racism has developed into a weapon that is used by non-whites exclusively against whites. It has…
Executive Summary We are constantly told that capitalism is to what we owe our increased standard of living. Why is the more obvious role of oil, and our ability to finally harness its power left out of this discussion? Capitalism’s Origins Capitalism is often discussed as if it is a recent invention. Even in Wikipedia,…