Centralization reaches peak, faces irreversible breakup
“Centralization induces apoplexy at the center and paralysis at the extremities.” — Lamenais By Gary North Teapartyeconomist The present political system is clearly insane. It suffers from schizophrenia. Around the world, almost no one trusts the politicians, yet almost everyone votes for incumbent politicians who promise to reform the government. Voters now suspect (correctly) that […]
Econ lesson No. 2: Centralization destroys opportunity, prosperity, risk
The eye at the top of the pyramid tells of Uncle; in his world, relationships are vertical and most of us are at the bottom. In a decentralized society under God’s blessing, horizontal relationships among equals (more or less) are more common. By David Tulis A handy way to perceive the free market and local […]
Nehemiah, a model official, relies on local economy, refuses to tax
By David Tulis A favorite character in the scriptures is Nehemiah, the Israelite who was cupbearer to an alien king, Artaxerxes, and sent back to his home country to look after Jerusalem and the deplorable state of those of his fellows left behind. As our family has read about Nehemiah at family worship, I have […]
City enforces Bible law vs. theft, but will abolish office as antiquated
A scale at Bi-Lo lets shoppers estimate prices on produce before they are weighed on the cash register scale. By David Tulis For probably more than 100 years Chattanooga city government has had an office called sealer, whose duty is to enforce honest weights and measures. “The table of weights and measures provided by law […]
Old guard media seek to refashion itself in market decentralization
Callie Starnes and Antwan Harris, journalists for WRCB TV-3, tell bloggers and social media activists how the station is shifting operations to the Internet. Behind them is Derrall Stalvey, the station’s news director. As a latecomer to independent local media, I have much to learn from people to whom use of Internet networks is old […]
How free market concept of ‘open platform’ could revitalize our paper
Liberating the creative people on its second-floor newsroom could give the Times Free Press new vibrancy as the newspaper industry is menaced by the empowering media freedom of the Internet. January 10, 2012, newsroom Jason Taylor, President, Chattanooga Publishing Co. Dear Jason, The arguments for transforming Chattanooga Publishing […]
As U.S. falters, paper can prosper by refocusing on local economy
My sketch sees Times Free Press staffers under a deadening bubble, where all their professional lives are directed to two main products (paper, website). I propose that their servitude under employment not exclude other writing, that they be given liberty to be productive on their own websites as collaborators or clients of the company. By […]
ISP defies government-backed players, seeks to serve small outfits
EPB trucks install fiber-optic cable in the Chattanooga area as the government utility installs a taxpayer-subsidized high-speed Internet system for which little demand is expected. Government is thinking always of the consumer. How can our services be expanded to benefit members of the public? Is there any dysfunction in the marketplace that we can step […]