How Big Government and Big Business Stick It to Small U.S. Businesses
From the inception of the Soviet Union, transformation was built, quite consciously, on eliminating those forces that could impede radical change. In many ways, the true enemy was not the large foreign capitalists (some of whom were welcomed from abroad to aid modernization) but the small firm, the independent property owner. “Small scale commercial production is, every […]
Mazel Tov Assemblyman Calderon
Dear Assemblyman Calderon, I was short on cash, so I sent you a fire extinguisher (one should always have one close by in these dry and trying times) and a copy of a terrific book on state governance, California Crackup. Did you get them? Please let me know – but that’s not really what this […]
Political Philanthropists Beware: Know Your Candidate, Use Business Principles!
CHECK YOUR DONOR BEHAVIOR–Last month I attended the Philanthropy Innovation Summit hosted by the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS). The event kicked off with a discussion between entrepreneurs Reid Hoffman and Peter Thiel moderated by PACS chairman Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, who urged philanthropists to “invest” rather than spend and to seek “differential impact” when making […]
Position of Power
Energy permeates every aspect of our daily lives. It has driven an exponential increase in human numbers and civilization from the horse-and-buggy days. It enables us to easily get to work, school and medical facilities as well as the freedom to travel for family and recreational purposes. It supports the quality of life Californians take for granted. […]