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How many times have you heard “a reduction in consumer spending” with a negative connotation over the last 12 months? How many times have you heard “an increase in consumer spending” portrayed as positive news? In John Tamny’s recent article “Saving as a Stimulus“, he references the headline “Hard-Hit Families Finally Start Saving, Aggravating Nation’s [...]

“Daddy…why do you go work?”  That was the question posed by my 4 year old daughter Deirdre as I was leaving for work one morning.  Like many questions from young children, they catch you off-guard, and force you into deeper thought than you expected.  I started to respond with answers like, “Well because everyone has [...]

I believe that most, if not all, innovations occur as the result of an individual or team’s passion to solve a problem and improve how we live. Innovation matters because it advances our health, wealth and happiness. (This trio of fundamentals comes from Frank Moss’s vision for MIT’s Media Lab) 
Over the long run, innovation is [...]