Principle 10
Whose Time Is It, Anyway?
HIGHLAND, UT | 6 August 2008 | One hundred-fifty years ago, nearly everyone worked from home. Not much of a surprise; it was an agrarian society. People worked in their own fields or they had shops (such as a blacksmith or mercantiler) attached to their homes. Following decades found more people move their workplaces into […]
6Aug2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 3 comments | Continued
You Get What You Pay For
by Matthew Pilling, guest author
TAYLORSVILLE, UT | 25 July 2008 | When we buy gas at the pump, we see an obvious connection between the amount we get and the amount we pay. At times, the price goes up and we all recognize that filling up our tank will cost us more. At times, the […]
“It’s Not a Tumor!”
By Matthew Pilling, Guest Author
SALT LAKE CITY, UT | 12 July 2008 | Ten years ago, a good friend was diagnosed with highly advanced brain cancer. The doctors told the family that there were some tough choices to be made. The tumors had grown to the point that standard treatments wouldn’t slow their growth. Their placement […]
How Do You Celebrate Independence?
HIGHLAND, UT | 4 July 2008 | Ah! The Fourth of July! That great mid-summer holiday. Full of parades and beauty pageants, fireworks, barbecues, 10k races, pancake breakfasts in the park, and flag raising ceremonies. This is what this holiday is all about, right? Oh, and thinking about the signing of the Declaration of Independence (whatever […]
4Jul2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 1 comment | Continued
Supreme Court Ruling for Guns already under Attack
HIGHLAND, UT | 1 July 2008 | It took the opponents of firearms ownership less than a week to come up with their next attempt to ban handguns. Last week the Supreme Court struck down the 32-year old D.C. handgun ban in a 5-4 decision. Yesterday, AP “medical writer”, Mike Stobbe revealed a “surprising fact,” that […]
1Jul2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 0 comments | Continued
Create Value, Save a City!
HIGHLAND, UT | 21 April 2008 | Productivity and prosperity can often come in the most obscure and unexpected places. Many people have talents and strengths that lie hidden from themselves but are apparent to others. Many call these strengths and talents unique abilities. Everyone has at least one unique ability, and the question is […]
21Apr2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 0 comments | Continued
Can the Kibbutz survive without Capitalism?
MAPLETON, UT | 17 April 2008 | In the kibbutzim of Israel, as in communal societies around the world, an entire generation attempted to live by the ideology of collectivism. Years later, all such social experiments have ended with one choice: adopt capitalist principles or cease to exist. The consequences of collectivism have resulted in two […]
17Apr2008 | Israel Curtis | 5 comments | Continued
Does it pay to be unproductive?
MAPLETON, UT | 10 April 2008 | In the current climate of rising commodity prices, there is a change sweeping over the American heartland. After years of leaving large tracts of land unused in exchange for government handouts, thousands of farmers are clearing the overgrowth and planting crops again. What opponents of the policies of […]
10Apr2008 | Israel Curtis | 0 comments | Continued
Innovation Spurs Economic Growth
By K. Quinn Kyler, Guest Author
PROVO, UT | 9 April 2008 | Many would have you believe that the economy is stimulated by plans created by the government, such as the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, which was signed on February 13 by President Bush. This is a two-year 168-billion-dollar stimulus package. Is this what stimulates […]
Bureau of the Brain-Dead
MAPLETON, UT | 7 April 2008 | There is a little-known disease that afflicts a special segment of any population. It is very contagious, but it seems to manifest itself most frequently when the carrier is either elected to public office or is appointed to a government department. The most severe cases are witnessed in […]
8Apr2008 | Israel Curtis | 1 comment | Continued
What’s not to like about earmarks?
MAPLETON, UT | 3 April 2008 | There’s something you can count on from candidates during every political season – a publicly trumpeted list of accomplishments in the form of dollars spent on worthy causes (under the leadership of said candidate). Sometimes, those political trophies backfire, when the media unearths some pet project buried in […]
3Apr2008 | Israel Curtis | 0 comments | Continued
Obama’s Vision of “Modernizing” Government Regulation
ALPINE, UT | 31 March 2008 | Recently, Democratic Party Presidential Candidate Barack Obama shared in detail his perspective on the historical relationship between government regulation and free enterprise. In this speech, he responded to recent market developments and economic crises by outlining his principles for “modernizing the regulatory framework for our financial markets.”
This [economic] […]
The Economic Crisis of 2008: Bank Collapse Avoided?
ALPINE, UT | 17 March 2008 | I remember as a kid being told about the “Great Depression” and how the banks had collapsed and the government had to come in and bail everyone out. I remember hearing about how FDR had saved America, etc. I had no idea then, how tainted my […]
17Mar2008 | C. Rick Koerber | 3 comments | Continued
Credible Worries: Fed may be causing Next Great Depression
ALPINE, UT | 14 March 2008 | Everyone like to talk about the economy these days but very few people have the gravitas and credibility to send out warnings to the general public like those now rolling out almost daily. While wanna be experts and pundits through out casual references and sensational warnings about America’s […]
14Mar2008 | C. Rick Koerber | 1 comment | Continued
Should Congress Make Talk Radio Fair?
ALPINE, UT | 11 March 2008 | For the last several years it has becoming increasingly clear that many of the elected officials in Washington D.C. are not happy about what is happening in the marketplace, especially with talk radio. After years of failed attempts to find “more suitable” talkers to fill the airwaves […]
13Mar2008 | C. Rick Koerber | 1 comment | Continued
I couldn't agree with you more. Yes, morals are objective, while the valuation of material things is subjective.
God values ...
I think the point here is that people choose those whom they trust. When the government, by force, arranges a ...
Ammon,
As always, you bring up good points. You're right--truth doesn't need to have an advantage of time in order ...
I think one of the greatest things about the voting process is that there is never complete objectivity or truth, ...