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How Digital Media Is Helping to Decentralizing the Justice System

August 26, 2018

Thanks to the affordability of products like smartphones and tablets and cheap services like Netflix and iTunes, justice has been able to prevail in spite of our broken criminal justice system.

How the “Uber” Model Can Solve a Health Care Conundrum

August 25, 2018

There is almost nothing the sharing economy cannot provide for the consumer. From inexpensive rides and cheap short-term lodging alternatives to food delivery and even puppies on demand, this organic market force has become a huge source of convenience in our lives.

Those Two Enemies Of Innovation – Organization And Process – Are Being Defeated.

August 24, 2018

The new model-driven business has no organization and no process. It has data, algorithms and models, continuously learning and improving based on consumer input, without the hands or preferences or slow decision-making of managers and executives or the concrete pathways of business process software getting in the way.

Game of Thrones Is a Treatise on Absolute Power Corrupting Absolutely

August 23, 2018

Power is a devastatingly addictive device. Once a person becomes consumed by the quest for power, individuals become nothing more than pawns to be sacrificed in the name of maintaining order and control.

The Term “Small Business” Is Pejorative, Discriminatory And Out-Of-Touch. Naturally, It Comes From The Government.

August 22, 2018

Efficiency, effectiveness and financial and business performance no longer have anything to do with size or scale. The entire economics of scale have changed. What we learned in school no longer applies. We need to unlearn it if we are to have any hope of understanding the future.

Sorry Paul Krugman, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Are the Future

August 21, 2018

While it may not be obvious to Krugman, Bitcoin’s appeal comes from very fact that it is not controlled by governments or the central banks. It could also very well make the role of central banks completely irrelevant in the near future.

The Tortured Language of Social Responsibility is a Purposeful Attack on Freedom’s Values

August 20, 2018

Controlling the linguistic territory is the first objective toward authoritarian dominance, and it quickly worms its way into economics and finance. After all, economics is about life's values. Now, value investing has been commandeered and redefined as creating value for the future of humankind. It is a categorical imperative. It is a duty.

Single Mother Faced Jail Time for Selling Home Cooked Meal without a License

August 19, 2018

The state of California claims that unregulated competition hurts the restaurant industry and those who have obtained all the proper permits. However, individuals engaging in voluntary exchanges have every right to take those risks if that is their prerogative. Government-issued permits do not ensure safety. If they did, there would be zero incidences of food contamination or food poisoning at restaurants.

What Really Caused the Great Depression?

August 18, 2018

The truth of the matter is, the Great Depression cannot be pinned on one particular thing alone. In fact, there were a series of unfortunate occurrences that ultimately led to, and prolonged, the Great Depression.

The Real Victim of Social Media Censorship is Individual Responsibility

August 17, 2018

The best way to combat bad ideas is with good ideas. And by allowing a plethora of different opinions to be circulated on social media, you give individuals the opportunity to judge the merits of each opinion and ultimately make their own decision.

We Don’t Have To Conform To The Incumbent System Of The World.

August 16, 2018

In 1517, Martin Luther challenged the incumbent system of the world. Today, there is another fundamental system under challenge: the credentialism of higher education

Country Time Lemonade Takes a Stand for Child Entrepreneurs

August 15, 2018

Country Time Lemonade just announced that it is assembling a team dedicated to protecting child-run lemonade stands. “Legal-Aide,” as it is so appropriately named, will help children launch their lemonade businesses by providing financial assistance to those met with licensing obstacles.

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