Harassment: Time to Speak Out and Speak Up

Harassment: Time to Speak Out and Speak Up

These are uncomfortable times for our nation and it has nothing to do with policy debates in Congress, threats of nuclear annihilation or natural disasters. No, dominating the discussion in so many households across America are the near daily revelations of new...
#Rotary, Lessons from 100 Years

#Rotary, Lessons from 100 Years

Get Involved I had the privilege to join the Muncie Noon Rotary Club in Celebrating their 100th Birthday! I have been a member of Rotary for about 5 years, when a commercial contractor that had built a development for us invited me to my first meeting. If you are not...
What do Free Trade and Baseball have in Common?

What do Free Trade and Baseball have in Common?

I love baseball and am a Cubs fan. My brother-in-law and I are even former season ticket holders. I say former because after the 2014 season, and with over 100 years of saying “next year,” we decided that we were flushing money down the toilet. Since I can’t make a...
Bananas in the Snow…

Bananas in the Snow…

Prosperity depends on one thing – productivity. The more goods and services produced, the more there is available to go around to everyone. As productivity increases, the law of supply states that price will fall, and more people can afford to have those goods or...

#Fidget: Putting a Spin on Real World Economics at Work

After over two and a half years of work, I have finished up writing my first book and submitted it to several publishers. In my book I breach the taboo topics of economics and the real world examples that are at work all around us. Economics is not a boring subject,...