by Ira Gorelick | May 12, 2020 | Economic - Lessons
He says Ford proved that higher wages led to more productivity, which in turn was good for business. That positive feedback loop gave rise to a broad, prosperous middle class. But over the years, waves of economic pressures and political changes have broken that link....
by Ira Gorelick | Apr 21, 2018 | Economic - Lessons
Is America destined to become like California? Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey created a stir recently when he tweeted out an article calling for an end to bipartisanship and the beginning of nationwide, one-party rule—similar to the Golden State. He called it a...
by ALN | Feb 14, 2018 | Economic - Lessons
The real attraction of profoundly bad ideas is that they have the attraction of seeming logical and commonsense. For instance, a lot of conservatives are enamored of term limits. This looks appealing (once you assume away the fact that we do have term limits, we call...
by ALN | Dec 17, 2016 | Economic - Lessons, Personal Finance - Lessons
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart. And you shall teach them to your sons and speak of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk on the way, and when you lie down and when you rise up. Deuteronomy 6:7 Train up a...
