Yes, free market concepts affect city council job, candidate Grohn says
Larry Grohn, a tea party activist, explores his free market ideas in a bid for a seat on the Chattanooga city council. He and his wife, Carol, chat with a visitor in front of their house. Our interest in liberty and the free market takes us to Larry Grohn, who has been sitting in on […]
Area power co-op a model for city investment club; profit paid as rebate
Technicians provide electrical service to a neighborhood. They work for Volunteer Energy Cooperative just east of Chattanooga. A co-op model used by VEC could be ideal for creating an internal market for capital in Chattanooga, with profits paid in terms of rebates, discounts or refunds. Chattanooga could create investment co-op along lines of Volunteer Energy […]
Noogacentric path more brightly lit in Shuman ‘local economy’ book
Michael Shuman, in this 27-minute chat, sketches out the main ideas of local economy. Local economy is about us. National economy is about them. In simplifying my theory to these few words, you see why the ideas of local economy and free markets are compelling. They aren’t about mere economics. But more. We come now […]
Times Free Press backing of Johnson boost for liberty, local economy
Our interest in free markets and local economy develops along two lines, one defensive and one offensive. The offensive line of thought builds up the concept of local economy, personal responsibility and an interest in the other that is a fruit of God’s grace and Christianity. It invites. It persuades. The defensive is, shall we […]
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 […]
With store, website, woman lives ideal of community, local economy
Mandy Henderson and her daughter, Autumn, stop by Tammy Drennan’s store and hangout in Fort Oglethorpe. Tammy Drennan’s store in the little Georgia town of Fort Oglethorpe has very much a homemade look. It’s full of inexpensive cards,150 kinds of Dover art books, volumes from Mrs. Drennan’s personal library, Fort O magnets, puzzles, cookbooks and […]
Goats help family pour sweet milk into small farm, soaps sold online
Holding baby Elizabeth, Becky Ensinger prepares to sit down to milk a goat as her husband, Bill, shuffles buckets. By David Tulis Becky Ensinger’s soaps grace our shower stall dish and emit a pleasant, healthful fragrance. The couple supplies families at my church with eggs, though they won’t take a cash payment to avoid commerce […]
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 […]