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Our Inescapable Network of Mutuality
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s first great dream for America was for her to eradicate her sin of racial inequality. His daring...
Paul Knowlton
Mar 18, 20223 min read


Precarious Christmas
I recently came across a December 2020 article from the Financial Times titled "A Better Form of Capitalism is Possible." The title...
Aaron Hedges
Dec 24, 20213 min read


A Billionaire on Antisocial Capitalism and Providing Value to Others
Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s business partner for decades, doesn’t mince words. Speaking to a group of foundation money managers in...
Aaron Hedges
Nov 5, 20213 min read


Better Taxes, Part 3: Reviewing Last Month's Democratic Party Proposal through Partnership Economics
In May we posted appreciative remarks on social media for the G7 agreement to establish a global minimum tax for corporations. Early last...
Aaron Hedges
Oct 1, 20214 min read


Better Taxes, Part 2: Simplify, Simplify, Simplify
We don’t expect corporate entities to govern themselves and broader economics in the best interests of the overall public without any...
Aaron Hedges
Sep 3, 20214 min read


Re-thinking Milton Friedman, Part 1: Corporate Rights and Responsibilities
Some articles we recently shared on social media about Milton Friedman's views and influence generated, shall we say, energetic...
Aaron Hedges
Aug 13, 20212 min read


Dad is Fat, and Payday Lenders are Thieves
On a recent family road trip (yes, “trip,” not vacation) from Knoxville, TN, to the Brainerd Lakes Area of Minnesota, my wife and I...
Aaron Hedges
Aug 6, 20214 min read


Guess Who?
Quick quiz -- guess who said: "The perfection of police, the extension of trade and manufacturers, are noble and magnificent objects. The...
Aaron Hedges
Jun 18, 20213 min read


Maximize Shareholder Value... When?
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that the purpose of corporations is to maximize shareholder value.” Ok, that’s not actually...
Aaron Hedges
Jun 4, 20213 min read


When Lobbying Goes Down and “Public Servants” Complain
2020 was a strange year in many ways, yet 2021 has begun with something truly bizarre: lobbyists have voluntarily reduced their lobbying....
Aaron Hedges
Mar 12, 20214 min read
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