March 21, 2025
Every Law Tells a Story
Ted Craig
July 16, 2019
The Virginia legislature passed hundreds of new laws that will go into effect July 1. I personally agree with most of them. But behind almost…
This One Simple Trick
Ted Craig
July 12, 2019
How long is a month? That seems like a simple question, but most people get the answer wrong. Many say a month is four weeks.…
Lee's Legacy
Ted Craig
July 10, 2019
When Lee Iacocca passed away last week, I resisted writing about it because I felt I had little to add to the outpouring of opinion.…
The History of America Is Business
Ted Craig
July 09, 2019
This article argues that students should study more military history. Economist Craig Newmark agrees, but adds they should study more kinds of history in general.…
Substitution and Inflation
Ted Craig
July 02, 2019
There was a letter in yesterday’s WSJ arguing that the substitution effect is overrated and that inflation is underrated as a result. The argument is…
We All Have Bills
Ted Craig
July 01, 2019
It occurred to me recently that whenever a sob story is told about somebody who has her car repossessed, we hear how she was living…
Sadly Recommended Reading
Ted Craig
June 28, 2019
I was already going to recommend my most recent reading, Gavin de Becker’s “The Gift of Fear” when it became tragically timely following the workplace…
Don't, Be Evil
Ted Craig
June 27, 2019
The WSJ ran a fairly disturbing piece last week about scam artists creating fake Google Maps listings. In some cases, they are used to bring…
Unrealistic Cities
Ted Craig
June 25, 2019
You regularly read about how some area needs to transform itself into whatever is the latest hot spot – Silicon Valley, Brooklyn, etc. The latest…
