May 22, 2011

The difference between legality and ethics

Just because something is lawful doesn't make it ethical.

May 6, 2011

A Greenie fesses up

An interesting article in which the author, a noted "Greenie," illustrates the "problems he sees for the green movement.

September 3, 2010

A Real Economic Stimulus

This is not rocket science. You don't need a Nobel Prize in economics to figure it out.

April 14, 2010

The Recoveryless Recovery

The Blob has spoken. This is a new era -- the era of the Recoveryless Recovery.

March 7, 2010

Is Capitalism Evil?

We hear people speak of "business" and "capitalism" as being somehow evil, including comments about capitalists victimizing employees and customers in pursuit of the goal of "maximizing profits".

March 3, 2010

Is capitalism evil?

Profit is not the goal of running a business, it is the result of running a business well.

December 27, 2009

Engineers, Scientific and Social

A stunning speech written more than fifty years ago that is still relevant today, maybe even more so.

June 30, 2008

Lies, Statistics and Trends

In case you had not noticed, the liars in today's public arena use trends in place of facts.