by Parker Hudson | Nov 12, 2011
I believe that many of our worst and very real problems are caused by the size of government, some businesses and some unions—they are all too big. Economies of Scale make sense, to a point. But Too Big to Fail, or close to it, makes no sense. Because then the...
by Parker Hudson | Oct 12, 2011
When I was a graduate student in London right after the earth cooled, 1968-1970, Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister, and Keynesian Economics ruled his Labor Party from Cambridge. At London School of Economics the teaching was more ChicagoSchool, so our professors...
by Parker Hudson | Sep 18, 2011
Thanks to a personal introduction from Gene Tullio (https://facebook.com/gtullio1), I’ve discovered the French economic philosopher Frederic Bastiat and his great work, The Law, originally published in 1850. As with my late-in-life reading of F. A. Hayek, I am...
by Parker Hudson | Aug 31, 2011
It’s amazing how important worldview can be. Take the secular vs. the Judeo-Christian view of bad behavior and unfairly advancing self, family or friends. The secular worldview, if it were honest, would not criticize such selfish behavior, because if we are just...
by Parker Hudson | Aug 17, 2011
On a lighter note, trying to mow down grass instead of bad ideas, we really like our Fiskars Momentum Reel Mower. It actually cuts grass without an engine! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQa9ZDbyXsw If you have never seen or used a reel (as in fishing “reel”) mower,...
by Parker Hudson | Jul 23, 2011
As noted in previous posts, there are several facets to the U.S. being a Christian nation, and here I want to focus on how the U.S. should be Christian nation. I ask the question: at the beginning of the twenty-first century, how should we live? The same way as the...
by Parker Hudson | Jul 4, 2011
In a December post I gave both general and specific reasons why I am certain that the Founders of this nation clearly intended for its laws and its society to be founded on Judeo-Christian principles. And that they expected the unhindered propagation of Christian...
by Parker Hudson | May 30, 2011
It is Memorial Day, set aside to remember all who have served our country in uniform, and especially those who have given their lives to protect our nation. Memorial Day is about honoring the individual and his or her personal decisions, not about the pros or cons of...
by Parker Hudson | May 19, 2011
I am wrestling with and may change my position on legalizing drugs, which I never would have imagined just a few years ago. Let me explain. Addictions, when acted upon, usually hurt people, cost a lot, and destroy relationships. The worst addictors today appear to be...
by Parker Hudson | May 14, 2011
We really enjoy two magazines, and for the same reasons: the writing is intelligent, and the subjects are interesting. The Atlantic, founded over 150 years ago in Boston, and For a taste of the modern South, Garden & Gun. One never knows what subjects will be...
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