While I am inclined to favor the cultivation of personal responsibility over the imposition of regulation, I cannot help but note the irony of the fact that to practice the sport of falconry you must first obtain a license that comes only on the completion of a challenging and comprehensive written examination and a two …
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Purchasing Power: Your Vote Counts
I had the good fortune to watch the eye-opening documentary “Food, Inc” yesterday and I must say that I was astonished to hear in how few hands the food production system that feeds our country rests. I was equally taken aback by the cascade of effects that stem in large part from government subsidization of …
Never Stop the Line: How One Bolt Changed My Attitude
The story of the New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) plant, a joint venture between General Motors and Toyota Motor Company that began in 1984 and ended this past March, offers powerful lessons for American corporate and political leaders. As part of the joint venture, Toyota showed GM the secrets of its production system, one …
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