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Karen Kuykendall
Nov 24, 20234 min read
Saving Christmas, One Gift at a Time
Corporations are often a focus of my writing, and with good reason. Large companies are powerful and have the ability to affect the kind...
Paul Knowlton
Nov 17, 20234 min read
The Dark Side of Self-Made
You’ve heard that it’s far better to learn from someone else’s mistakes than to learn from your own. Like a banker investing with other...
Karen Kuykendall
Nov 10, 20235 min read
Welcome to the (Rental) Neighborhood
For everyone who loves a good Christmas movie, it's almost certain that they've seen It's a Wonderful Life, and most likely more than...
Paul Knowlton
Nov 3, 20234 min read
When Tony Soprano Describes Your Business Model
The Sopranos is an HBO series about a fictionalized New Jersey Italian-American mobster named Tony Soprano. If you’ve watched the series,...
Paul Knowlton
Oct 27, 20233 min read
Better Capitalism in Action - Refugee Artisan Initiative
Ms. Shamsa Belgrave, currently a sophomore at Swarthmore College, has been exploring the potential that America’s form of capitalism can...
Paul Knowlton
Oct 20, 20234 min read
Cruelty and the Idiot in the Room
Jay Robert (J.B.) Pritzker currently serves as the 43rd governor of the State of Illinois. A businessman before assuming his current...
Karen Kuykendall
Oct 13, 20234 min read
Citizens United, Super PACs, and the Modern Megadonor
In 2010, a legal decision that was decided by the slimmest of margins has turned out to have one of the greatest impacts on our modern...
Paul Knowlton
Oct 6, 20235 min read
No. 1 Adventure of Adam Smith’s Impartial Spectator
The tree care company I hired to do a lot of work around my house was almost finished. I watched the climber tie off and make the final...
Karen Kuykendall
Sep 29, 20234 min read
Does Capitalism Need Democracy?
Does capitalism need democracy? It's a question that's being asked by a number of people these days. Not that long ago, the idea of...
Shamsa Belgrave
Sep 22, 20234 min read
American Consumerism and “Enough”
Ms. Shamsa Belgrave is currently a sophomore at Swarthmore College with a growing awareness that America’s current form of capitalism is...
Karen Kuykendall
Sep 15, 20235 min read
Trickle-Down Economics: The Stream Was Always Dry
A 2021 Ipsos survey asked 1,000 Americans to agree or disagree with this statement: "Trickle-down economics have never worked in...
Shamsa Belgrave
Sep 8, 20234 min read
Care Work, PTO and Better Capitalism
Ms. Shamsa Belgrave is currently a sophomore at Swarthmore College with a growing awareness that America’s current form of capitalism is...
Shamsa Belgrave
Sep 1, 20234 min read
Envisioning Mutual Benefit
Ms. Shamsa Belgrave is currently a sophomore at Swarthmore College, with a growing awareness that America’s current form of capitalism is...
Karen Kuykendall
Aug 25, 20234 min read
Industry 4.0: Get Ready for the Next Phase of Capitalism
Industry 4.0 (also known as 4IR) is a term you see popping up more and more. There are so many acronyms in the world these days, though,...
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Paul Knowlton
Aug 18, 20233 min read
Three Great [Business] Commissions
This abstract is from a short and insightful article by Peter Heslam of Faith in Business, which reminds us that we carry our faith with...
Shamsa Belgrave
Aug 11, 20234 min read
Care Work and the Economy
Ms. Shamsa Belgrave is currently a sophomore at Swarthmore College with a growing awareness that America’s current form of capitalism is...
Shamsa Belgrave
Aug 4, 20234 min read
Self-interest & Social Responsibility
Ms. Shamsa Belgrave is a sophomore at Swarthmore College with a growing awareness that America’s current form of capitalism is damaging...
Karen Kuykendall
Jul 28, 20234 min read
Bringing Back the Burg: How Local Government Can Help Local Business
It's an all too familiar story in modern day America. A once vibrant town now struggles because its main source of economic security...
Shamsa Belgrave
Jul 21, 20234 min read
Self-Interest & Fast Fashion
Ms. Shamsa Belgrave is a sophomore at Swarthmore College with a growing awareness that America’s current form of capitalism is damaging...
Karen Kuykendall
Jul 14, 20234 min read
Support Your Local Entrepreneur
The word "entrepreneur" has a certain mystique about it. It conjures up images of brilliant and energetic inventors who have changed the...
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