‘Noogacentric’ hot news talk radio platform brings prosperity into view
A car dealer uses balloons to bring shoppers to his lot. (Photo Bankrate.com) Lococentrism is something richer and better than the standard Civic Forum and chamber of commerce variety. It is full of our specific place on the map. But also more. It is about ideas, about free markets and free minds, of people submitted […]
Heavy sky striping over city as Biles says blockchain tech could cut gov’t corruption
Heavy chemtrailing Tuesday over Chattanooga as David chats with Bob Biles, free market publisher and writer looking at how the blockchain concept might keep government from grubby hands. Hearings this week in Tennessee examine the existence of public records and public access — and I outline what’s wrong with the scheme. Also, Amy Morrow tells […]
The gods we control turn tables on us
As a lost people, we create gods we control, but some of these deities (U.S. government, for example) really have cut loose and claim their own sovereignty. In Part 2, John Anthony of Chattanooga of Sustainable Freedom Lab explores HUD rules that intend to recreate American cities, towns over the next century. Also, docs flee […]
Stocks are lousy; try local economy as Harvest’s McClure does
Stocks are in a bubble, much of the U.S. and global economy is in a bubble. Underlying problem: fiat currencies competing and absorbing vast amounts of free capital in pure gambling. Also, Tim McClure launches Harvest Grocery in Hixson to serve a public need for healthy fare and to support the local farm economy. Our […]
Sexual energy in faithful marriage key building block of civilization, Unwin says
Josh and Anna Renee Duggar. (Duggar family blog) By David Tulis Adultery smears the image of God in mankind. It writes a false report about the relationship between Christ and His people. It proposes to sap God’s blessings and energy from society and replace it with a brief thrill and a long leak. The Ashley […]
Trump rejects local economy ideal, favors mighty U.S.
Donald Trump vows to make America great again. (Photo Trump Facebook page) By David Tulis The appeal of Donald Trump is that he gives the impression that the federal leviathan is manageable, that it can be subjected to the whim of a national CEO, that a man who appears to care little for details can […]
Berke, Obama say they see licensing as burden on entrepreneurial poor
Vendors at the Lookout Farmers Market in St. Elmo (Chattanooga), Tenn., largely escape the grasping claims of the state upon their free market economic callings and for-profit activities. (Photo Lookout Farmers Market on Facebook) By David Tulis The ideals of capitalism and the free market have receded from view and so when we see a […]
Public person vs. private — which will be more common after meltdown?
Identity theft affects a person’s avatar, or his legal identity. Mischief against an avatar entangles a flesh-and-blood human being. (Photo Page 1, Wall Street Journal, Aug. 8, 2015) By David Tulis It’s hard to fix into the same spot questions about the coming financial meltdown and your personal legal status as a public person. If […]
The new slave trade; how national economy sucks us dry
(Cartoon The Moneychanger) We are all, North and South, engaged in the White Slave Trade, and he who succeeds best is esteemed most respectable. It is far more cruel than the Black Slave Trade, because it exacts more of its slaves, and neither protects nor governs them . . . we will . . . […]
Beyond fighting Common Core, critic proposes schools exodus
Karen Bracken By David Tulis A Common Core critic in the Chattanooga area appears to have made an important conceptual break with the public school system, organizing a group that views an exodus as vital as her effort to rid the state of Common Core. Karen Bracken holds elected office as commissioner in Polk County, […]