Category Archives: Economics

A Problem of Trust

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Richard Heyduck

By the time you read this, at least a week will have passed. I don’t know what the markets will do between now and then. Like the rest of you, I know that most of our investments have gone down … Continue reading →

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Handling our Wealth

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Richard Heyduck

Here are some comments inspired by John the Methodist and commentators at his site: It’s been said, “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today.  Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a … Continue reading →

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Kids & Families

Posted on March 4, 2007 by Richard Heyduck

The Wall Street Journal tells us it costs from $279,000 to a million dollars to raise a kid nowadays. Reading their article one sees pretty quickly that they’re talking about the rich folks of America. These are the families that … Continue reading →

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The Necessary Failure of Crusading

Posted on January 9, 2007 by Richard Heyduck

Dimitri Simes writes in today’s Wall Street Journal: But sending more brigades to pursue the same crusade is unlikely to bring success — at least not on an American political timetable. The problem is not just the incompetent management of … Continue reading →

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Really Micro Economics

Posted on October 13, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

Perhaps you’ve heard that Muhammad Yunus has won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in banking. Rather than working with the rich, Yunus focused on micro-loans to ordinary poor people. These loans – a few dollars here, a few … Continue reading →

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