Tagged: economics

The Luddites are Back

In the evening of November 12, 1811, a group of workers collected in the moors of Nottingham, England.  After 2 successful attacks on local industries, they wanted more. Tonight they were drilling and practicing...

Technology Innovation – Are We Lagging?

Technology Innovation – Are We Lagging?

Are we technological laggards?  Lawrence Solomon suggests we are. In his recent Financial Post column, Mr. Solomon laments that technological innovation of the past 70 years has not been of the same order of magnitude as the end of the 19th...

My Recommended Economic Books

My Recommended Economic Books

In academia, I am one of the few professors that advocates for free market capitalism without exceptions.  Why?  It all stems from my understanding of economics, history, and political theory.  While I am not...