Blog Entries tagged 'Economics'

Speeding Tickets Are About Money, Not Safety

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:00:00 +0100

With the economy in the tank, businesses need all the tourist dollars they can get. Which is why local police ruining family vacations with speeding tickets is a bad idea. Unfortunately, with towns and cities hurting for cash, the RADAR gun is getting more use than ever. New evidence proves that speed enforcement isn't about safety, but about making money [...]

What Baseball Teaches About America

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:00:00 +0100

In one of my favorite Sherlock Holmes stories, the esteemed detective had deduced that the villain was an American. But, all the suspects were purporting to be British. How to figure out which one was lying?

Elementary, my Dear Watson! Holmes tossed the prime suspect a ball. He caught it with his [...]

The Only Economic Stimulus That Will Work

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:00:00 +0100

Obama's stimulus plan won't help the economy, and might actually sound the death knell of the dollar. After all, the whole thing is predicated on the idea that you can borrow and spend your way to prosperity. That is just plain nuts, of course. You don't borrow your way to wealth - you produce your way to wealth. Americans are tapped out and swimming in debt, so producing for the domestic market is a tough slog right now. Good thing there is a big world out there, and a good way t [...]

Rod Dreher Understands Populist Anger

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:00:00 +0100

Rod Dreher is an Orthodox Christian and columnist for the Dallas Morning News. He's also a contributor to the Orthodox Christian Network, where his Just Thinking podcast is one of the network's most popular shows. He was also the target of a critical article recently published on a prominent conservative blog site.

Rod wrote an article for his paper ca [...]

When Prosperity Fades - Will the Gospel?

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:11:25 +0100

My family members are Evangelicals of the Pentecostal variety. I was raised in that faith, but being Orthodox for almost 10 years has distanced me quite a bit from the world of megachurches and televangelists. Still, visiting home frequently means coming face-to-face with it, as my retired dad usually watches several hours of televangelism a day. He's good about keeping the TV off [...]

Di's 6th Blog: Eleos, Economical Living Through Essential Oils

dtzouras@mac.com — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:00:00 +0100

This week I'm starting an 8-week telephone course with Susan Sly called Marketing Bootcamp. Now I never took a business class, unless you count Economics as a senior in high school 46 years ago. Economics comes from the Greek for taking care of your own house. The Church uses economia (economy) in efficiently and fairly solving problems.