Man does not live by bread alone – Matthew 4:4 The Bible says that man does live by bread alone. The cultural commentator Michael Novak once amended this as follows: Man does live by bread alone – but he needs…
Fascinating article in today’s NY Times that is getting a lot of play: “81% in Poll Say Nation Is Heading on Wrong Track”, NY Times, Friday April 4. The 81% who say the nation has gotten pretty seriously off on…
Entertaining and funny story headlining this month’s Atlantic Monthly, “Why I Fired My Broker”, exploring a question that many middle/upper class Americans are asking themselves these days: Should I fire my broker/financial advisor? Where can I get good financial advice?…
It’s dramatic. You have a state that was booming and has been a leader in population growth for the last 100 years that suddenly has seen a substantial shift. – Stanley Smith, Economics Professor, University of Florida, who compiled the…
I’ve spent the past three years trying to get petroleum out of my life and live locally. Where I differ from many locavore cruncholas is in my determination to do these things without giving up digital age comforts — you…
A starting point for becoming knowledgeable about business and finance is simply to read The Wall Street Journal everyday. If you just do that, you’ll find your knowledge and understanding growing all the time and you’ll be way ahead of…