By Oliver DeMille -Free democracies protect the property of all. -Socialist nations protect the property of none. -Monarchies consider all property the estate of the king. -Aristocracies have one set of property and investment laws for the very rich and a different one for the rest.* -Free democracies assess tax money fairly from all … [Read more...]
The Pursuit of Happiness
May 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Chris Brady "Don't make that face! It might freeze that way!" It's a silly little thing parents say to kids. We've all heard it. Even as children we knew it wasn't true. But now I'm aging and I realize something profound: it was true! There are lines in my face representing the most dominant facial expressions I've been making all these … [Read more...]
Attitude Determines Your Altitude
May 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Orrin Woodward Imagine your brain as a garden and you as the gardener. What do you allow to grow in the fertile soil of your brain? Ideas have consequences in a person’s life, much like plants produce fruit in a garden. The key question is what fruit is being harvested from the plants growing in your garden? Attitude is a … [Read more...]
Balance Sheet Myths That Stifle Your Prosperity
May 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Garrett Gunderson Your financial balance sheet measures the difference between your assets and liabilities to determine whether you’re in debt or if you have equity (net worth). Assets are things that either generate cash flow for you, or that could potentially create cash flow. Liabilities are things that incur expenses, such as a … [Read more...]
Why You Can’t Get No Satisfaction
May 4, 2011 by 1 Comment
By Steve D'Annunzio “What everyone wants from life is continuous and genuine happiness.” - Baruch Spinoza Everything that everyone does—without exception—is calculated to bring him or her more satisfaction, fulfillment, and happiness. Everything. From changing jobs to reading books to buying clothes and cars to going to church to … [Read more...]
Congressional Carte Blanche: Commerce Clause Pt. 2
May 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Kyle Roberts MODERN INTERPRETATIONS OF THE COMMERCE CLAUSE The major modern interpretations of the meaning behind the commerce clause come from two professors who wrote fifty eight and seventy four years ago, respectively. The first was Walton Hamilton who in 1937 wrote “The Power to Govern; The Constitution - Then and Now.” He … [Read more...]
Congressional Carte Blanche: Commerce Clause Pt. 1
May 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Kyle Roberts The Commerce Clause has morphed into a congressional carte blanche for “constitutional” legislation. As a result of improper constitutional interpretation and verbal legal maneuvering, the original understanding of the clause and its operation has been totally lost. I have written elsewhere that the proper source for … [Read more...]
The Limits of Specialization
April 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Oliver DeMille “A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty … [Read more...]
The Key to Creativity – Don’t Pity the Fool
April 27, 2011 by 1 Comment
By Chris Brady "Most people can't dream too big, cause they have things to keep." --song lyric by Sugarland In the days of monarchs, in which nearly every hill or dale was the domain of a small feudal lord called Sir or Count or Duke, court jesters were often employed. These professional fools were given license for a free and crazy … [Read more...]
Emotional Intelligence-A Key to Improving Leadership
April 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Orrin Woodward All of us have heard of IQ - Intelligence Quotient, but only a few of us have heard of EQ - Emotional Quotient. When it comes to success, EQ is more important than IQ. The world is full of unsuccessful people who have a high IQ, but when a person develops high EQ, doors are opened for them. EQ is the ability to maintain … [Read more...]
