Andrew Wilson has an excellent article over at the Wall Street Journal today on Five Myths About the Great Depression. He states: The current financial crisis has revived powerful misconceptions about the Great Depression. Those who misinterpret the past are all too likely to repeat the exact same mistakes that made the Great Depression so […]
Lessons in Marketing from the 2008 Presidential Election
Seth Godin has a great post this morning on Marketing Lessons from the US Election. Well worth the read. Here’s the quick summary: Stories really matter TV is over Permission matters Marketing is tribal Motivating the committed outperforms persuading the uncommitted Attack ads don’t always work We get what we deserve (ex: buy from telemarketers, […]
If You Are Not Economically Free, You Are Not Politically Free
Nearly all recognize the value of freedom in the political sphere. It is wrong for the government to coerce us to speak, believe, or think contrary to our wishes, or to deprive us of our right to life without due process. But it is equally necessary to realize that economic freedom is a necessary component […]
The Purposes of Government
One of the fundamentals of making good decisions is to know the purpose of what you are doing. If you don’t know the goal, you won’t make a good choice in how to get there. In making a good decision about who should lead the country next, it would be smart to remind ourselves of […]
Why doesn't anyone campaign on what we should stop doing?
When a person makes something complicated, it’s usually a sign that they don’t know what they’re doing. I was reading more on Obama’s tax plan the other day, and it’s complicated. Why? Because they think the government needs to be doing more. But why would we think that way? It’s like always letting your lawn […]
How to Pick a President
I posted yesterday on how the key to making good decisions is to understand the guiding principles of the area. Everything else follows from those principles. So if you understand the guiding principles, you will be able to make good decisions. This has significant implications for how to choose a president. For it means that […]
It is a Good Thing for Non-Profits to Raise Money
There is a great post on Seth Godin’s blog today by Sasha Dichter called In Defense of Raising Money: A Manifesto for NonProfit CEOs. Sasha makes the point that the actual act of raising awareness and funding for a non-profit’s cause does good for that cause and is a worthy endeavor: Do you really believe […]
What McCain Should Say (Update: Should Have Said)
The guiding principle of sound governmental and economic policy is to maximize freedom. That’s it. Very simple. Government exists to protect freedom, not restrict it. This is not only right in principle, but it also works better — when people are left free to make their own choices, greater prosperity results (and I don’t mean […]
Gallup Poll on Income Redistribution
Gallup has a helpful article on how Americans Oppose Income Redistribution to Fix Economy. “Americans overwhelmingly — by 84% to 13% — prefer that the government focus on improving overall economic conditions and the jobs situation in the United States as opposed to taking steps to distribute wealth more evenly among Americans.” This extends across […]
Should the Government Raise Taxes on Those Making More Than $250,000?
It has been said on the campaign trail a couple of times now that those making over $250,000/year can “afford” to pay more in taxes. There are lots and lots of problems with this thinking. First among them is that the issue is not about what citizens can “afford,” but about what the government has […]
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