“The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his customers.  It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence.”    …

Thus for the first time since his creation man will be faced with his real, his permanent problem—how to use his freedom from pressing economic cares, how to occupy the leisure, which…

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 12:15 In the 1987 movie “Wall Street,” actor Michael Douglas, known as Gordon Gecko in his movie role, made the following impassioned plea for change before the mythical…

“Every man lives by exchanging.”                                                – Adam Smith[1] University…

Recently, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) produced a report on the “Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers” for 2014. Of all 77.2 million hourly workers, less than one in twenty-five earns the…

I recently traveled to western Pennsylvania through eastern Ohio.  During my travels I couldn’t help but notice the poor condition of the roads.  Interstate 70 was in particularly bad shape with “car…