That’s what some researchers are saying. Mitchell Hartman of NPR reports on a recent study from the non-hereditary Marketplace Entrepreneurship Desk at Oregon Public Broadcasting. If there is a genetic link to the start-up lifestyle, more than just entrepreneurs are interested. Here is a highlight of the report: Knowing which genes encourage entrepreneurship, and who has them, could [...]
- Mar17
Unions vs. Walmart
What happens every time a union tries to put a collar around the neck of the largest employer in North America? One of two things: The union vote fails or the vote passes and Walmart shuts the doors on that store. Why, you may ask? Because Walmart knows that setting up a third party as [...]
- Aug22
Reflections on Child Labor and Marx
A delightful piece from Tony Woodlief, whom I’m proud to say I know. A sliver: "Sure, Marx advocated common ownership of property, which he might have been cured of had he observed children around a bag of cookies." More where that came from.-Max Borders
- Mar29
Google’s Green Parody
I can think of no more fitting irony than this "awareness raising" initiative by Google. Why such smart people at such a great company would get into this kind of goofy greenwashing? Anyway, this sums up the irony: "As to why we don’t do this permanently – it saves no energy; modern displays use the [...]