I have never been a member of NOW (National Organization for Women), the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States.[1] Nor did I ever champion the Women’s Liberation Movement in the sixties and seventies when I was young and starting a career. I guess that I have always embraced people’s rights instead. After [...]

You smashed your new car into a telephone pole and realized you forgot to buy collision insurance. No matter, the government just made it illegal to deny insurance coverage or charge higher rates to anyone regardless of a vehicle’s condition. A simple phone call to your insurance agent and that $3,000 repair bill is taken [...]

Did you know the U.S. is in a race? We are now racing France to increase taxes on jobs producers. France is also in the Presidential election process this year and there is a striking difference between the French Presidential Candidates regarding the taxation of the “rich.” Sound familiar? Will this tactic really work or [...]

Recent headlines scream with grim news: over $15 trillion in national debt and growing, and little to no economic growth. The really depressing topic right now is gas prices rising to near record levels with no end in sight. Oil is connected to virtually every aspect of our lives (e.g. food, transportation, clothing, medicine) and [...]

I have a lot of friends who enjoy camping. I don’t quite understand the thrill of being confined in a tent, shopping for supplies, swatting mosquitoes, etc. What I do enjoy though is appreciating the beauty of nature. Some of the loveliest areas, as far as landscapes, are in Arizona. From the cactus-filled deserts to [...]

While we were bombarded daily with the exploits of Occupy Wall Street, I was reminded of a story I heard recently. The story went something like this: A young woman went to college and became convinced that her father should give away most of his hard-earned money to people who had much less. Her father [...]

When I was a high school senior I was blessed to have an economics teacher that made us read The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith.  The book is set in the 1700’s and through reading it I learned the basics of the free market, capitalism, and the concept that self-interest drove the rancher to [...]