Homines libenter quod volunt credunt
Posted in Environment, You Can't Have it Both Ways on Jun 30th, 2014
Corporations have (sometimes rightly) been accused of all sorts of things. Among the charges include the (over)use of advertising not merely to make us aware of their products but to make us want products we didn’t ever imagine ourselves wanting. Among the most hated corporations these days would be those involved in monocropping, pesticide, fungicide, […]
Posted in Flotsam and Jetsam on Jun 30th, 2014
Since all of you at least had parents, and many of you may be parents yourselves, or plan to be them, please indulge me the following bit of advice that I am sure you’ve heard a million times: Just because “everyone else” (or ANYONE else for that matter) is doing something says NOTHING about whether […]
Posted in Economic Illiteracy, Economics Problems on Jun 30th, 2014
Except when “we” preach it: It’s better for the economy. When you buy local, a large percentage of the money stays in your community. The farmer can afford to have the local mechanic fix his truck, the mechanic can afford to hire a local accountant to do his taxes, and the accountant can afford dinner out at a […]
