Give a hand to Thrive 2055 for ‘regional vision’ over free markets
The rippling water staircase has, for now, dried up in downtown Chattanooga. (Photo Chattanooga Visitors Bureau) By David Tulis The marketplace is that great mass of men and women who interact in commerce for the benefit of their customers and in their own self-interest. Its power to produce wealth rests in the fact that it […]
Uber promises horizontal economy of future vs. vertical one in taxi rules
Operators of Nation Taxi and others in Chattanooga face marketplace challenges of centralized, government-controlled enterprises. (Photo Facebook) Please read my essay at Chattanoogan.com Tweet Pin It
Samuel warns us: Ask for king, get taxes, conscription, national economy
An Israelite king, Jehu, bows before Shalmaneser III, the Assyrian terror king, in 841 B.C., paying tribute. Slavery and kings were the lot of a the ungodly children of Israel. (Image Wikipedia) By David Tulis The promise of Christianity is that if men submit to the counsels of a loving God they and their kingdoms […]
Scientist ‘terrified’ by prospect of aerial program already in effect over cities
Jets pour white emissions into a sky in Germany March 6, 2013, in a program that promises to solve what is said to be a global warming crisis. (Photo Facebook) White jet plumes are not new. What may be innocuous condensation trails in this 1969 photo have been repurposed to serve environmental and military policy. […]
Freedom for whites, blacks entails liberty for Mexican immigrants
Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream and Hot News Talk Radio 1240 Opposed to a free market in labor and free movement of peoples, progressives in the Republican party have little choice but to impose a draconian personal identification law that goes beyond the driver’s license. What is the Christian and free market perspective on […]
Flick hints at city rain droplet mystery, one explained by good professor
A fun video about Chattanooga raises a question: Is its weather natural? (Photo Justin Hall’s “Lapsing Chattanooga”) By David Tulis This week two videos about Chattanooga come to our notice, with a short one drawing our attention to unusual weather patterns. The more significant video runs nearly an hour and 20 minutes and gives insights […]
Elites revitalize city with quiet consent of public; dissenters want more government
Robert Ashton Winslow tells how superior people of means and talent in the past 50 years have reshaped the river city into a tourist town with a pro-environment reputation. “We are so diverse and full of ideas and we do have real divisions,” the young filmmaker says. “But polarization makes us forget that we really […]
When companies export profit from local economy, negative multiplier effect kicks in
The sun sets in Hixson upon retail shops that energize two sorts of clientele. By Alfred Adask In 1999 Drs. William Heffernan, Robert Gronski, and Mary Hendrickson (professors in the Department of Rural Sociology at the University of Missouri) presented a paper entitled “Concentration of Agricultural Markets” to the National Farmers Union. That paper outlined […]
Listen in as Mrs. Beecher uses ‘local economy’ to sell to small shops
Local economy ideas help in sales pitches. By David Tulis Local economy is a winning idea that helps local businesses sell themselves to members of the shopping public. I am developing this idea of local economy with your help, and I appreciate your seeing the brightness in the connection between a Christian worldview and free […]
Governor pretends resistance to gay tide, quickly calls it quits in Wisconsin
Gov. Bill Haslam meets with state regulators in August 2013. (Photo Tn.gov/governor) For us, it’s over in Wisconsin. The federal courts have ruled that this decision by this court of appeals *** is the law of the land and we will be upholding it.” — Gov. Scott Walker [I have been considering our situation in […]