The Mayans were building massive temples, hanging gardens and majestic, beautiful cities when our European ancestors were still slogging around in the mud worshiping forest fairies. Strangely, by the time…
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Human senses and our thinking processes have been honed by millions of years of evolution and an ingrained will to survive. Our body’s thinking machine is immersed in a chemical…
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I’m always surprised by how much resistance there is to the idea of running your own business. Interestingly, the arguments are very similar to the reasons people give for not…
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International trade is shaping up to be one of the major issues in this year’s presidential campaign. Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, is squarely at odds with Republican groupthink…
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At least eighty percent of drivers have experienced road rage in the last year and it’s getting worse and the incidents more extreme. In the survey from AAA the truly…
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It’s no fun to be the voice of caution and reason when the party really gets rolling. Nobody likes that person in life, regardless of the context. So, with the…
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I vividly remember my first tuition bill in the University of Texas educational system. The reason it was memorable was that I transferred there from a private college where tuition…
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If you strive to be rich you’ll almost certainly fail. That’s not to say you won’t make a lot of money. If you have the drive and determination, you can…
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There are several great con jobs that come in the form of economic theory. The greatest, and possibly most devastating in terms of damage, is the theory that markets are…
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I can remember when all phones did was make phone calls and they were nailed to the wall of the kitchen. First we got rid of the wires, then some…