Carnival of the Capitalists
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Welcome to the almost-Valentine’s-Day edition of the Carnival of the Capitalists. This week (okay, every week), we have a wide variety of posts on a wider variety of topics, ranging from freelancing to crime and punishment to investing. With this kind of scope, I found it tricky to come up with categories that were both broad enough to accomodate the posts, and specific enough to make sense—so I stuck with the tried-and-true categories suggested by Gongol. The entries are arranged in a “super secret” order (since it seems that you people read them somewhat randomly anyway) but I’ve added the icons to help you pick out posts of particular interest.
Without further ado, the carnival!
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Paul Krugman and VA Health CareFrom the author, Different River: “Paul Krugman extols the VA health care system as a model for how government health care can be better than private health care — but he gets some key facts wrong, and with those facts corrected, his whole argument falls apart.”
BrainWare ABC - Alzheimer, Bilingualism, CreativityFrom the author, Barry Welford: “Research shows that bilingualism increases the ability to multi-task and encourages creativity and problem-solving. More importantly it can retard the onset and severity of aging cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer Disease and dementia.”
Why Is Prostitution Illegal?Funky Dung seeks to understand why prostitution is illegal from an amoral perspective. “The arguments presented in favor of making it legal touch upon topics related to commerce (and by extension capitalism).” It should be noted that this is an intellectual exercise and the author is not actually interested in legalizing prostitution.
Japan’s Retail Sector is Back!From the author, Steven Towns: “A quick look at the resurging Japanese retail sector and some American companies that stand to benefit.”
Innovation is dead: The History of Copycatsnoah kagan provides a brief look at tons of internet sites who copied originals.
Paco Underhill Series, #3From the author, cehwiedel: “A well-known bricks-and-mortar marketing book is consulted for ideas to adapt to a website.”
Copyright TutorialFrom the author, Betsy Palmieri: “A nuts-and-bolts look at copyright law and why it matters for your business.”
Coach K: In Touch With His Feminine SideFrom the author, Mark: “Duke Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski has a lucrative second career as a corporate speaker on leadership - does his leadership model actually produce leaders?”
Inflation Disinformation!From the author, Mike Landfair: “If we are going to fix the problems after the currency collapses, we need accurate information and we need to recognize that the Federal Reserve and the US Government are ‘in cahoots.’”
New Investment Opportunity? Person to Person LendingFrom the author, Jeffrey Strain: “A new site is offering person to person lending opportunities which could lead to some higher investment returns, but also comes with a variety of risks.”
Facts Of Life On Buying and Selling “Without an Agent”Dan Melson explains the role of an agent and the risks of FSBO.
Managing Six Sigma TeamsFrom the author, Junelle Caravana: “A Six Sigma Black Belt is the team leader and the key change agent for the Six Sigma process. The role of the Black Belt is to facilitate the Six Sigma adoption as part of the culture.”
A proposal for IraqJames Hamilton offers some thoughts on how to get the vast oil wealth of Iraq working most quickly and effectively to benefit the Iraqi people.
Stakeholder Engagement: The next box on your org chart?From the author, Steven Silvers: “Wal-Mart’s creation of a senior-level Director of Stakeholder Engagement is classic PR strategy to align itself with critical interest groups by adopting the inflated phraseology of the Corporate Social Responsibility movement.”
Mortgage Pre-Payments at Slowest Pace Since 2003From the author, David Porter: “If you plan to stay in your home for more than three years, and have an adjustable mortgage, you better get off the fence!”
Search Toolbars (ala Google) are Big BusinessFrom the author, Scott Milener: “Until you’ve researched the numbers, it’s easy to think the toolbar plugin is a minor addition to web apps. But search toolbars are a major revenue driver for the search players.”
Recession Threat GrowingFrom the author, Michael Cale: “The probability of a recession in the next 12-18 months has hit a new high, according to one model. It currently shows a 27% chance of recession, up from 19% a month ago.”
U of O President Dave Frohnmayer has some explaining to doFrom the author, Gullyborg: “Lots of photos, commentary, and links exposing the ‘carousel of information’ to help illegal aliens get government benefits in Oregon”
Replying to Bruce Kesler and Tom Smith re Corporate Management and Social ResponsibilityFrom the author, Steve Bainbridge: “There are basically two ways for a democratic capitalist society to regulating corporate behavior. First, you can do so directly by taxing or regulating corporate behavior you don’t like. Second, you can authorize corporate managers to be ’socially responsible.’”
Poverty is StupidGavriel Raanan takes on poverty statistics and shows why he thinks they are meaningless.
The Economics of Super Bowl Adsnickle questions the wisdom of GoDaddy’s Super Bowl expenditures. I have to say that I’m with him on this one.
30 boxes your scheduleJunelle Caravana walks us through using 30 Boxes, a new social calendar that can work well for freelancers.
Leaving a Trillion on the TableFrom the author, David Foster: “Why did Europe fail to take advantage of the semiconductor revolution? What lessons can be drawn about the limitations of centralized planning?”
Virtually Saving the DayFrom the author, Rosanna Tussey: “This article tells one way that small business owners and other professionals can learn to use their time more effectively through delegation of administrative tasks that don’t require their specialized knowledge.”
Asleep at the WheelFrom the author, Nina Smith: “The real estate market hits home for most people.”
Would an E-Mail Surcharge Help Deter Spam?From the author, Brian Gongol: “Some reasons why the AOL/Yahoo spam-surcharge proposal may or may not actually deter spammers from sending unsolicited e-mail.”
World’s Worst Savers: Guess Who?Amanda reflects on some recent surveys indicating America to be the least likely developed nation to save: why did this happen and what is being done to change this?
Listing Ineffective Government ProgramsIronman runs some numbers related to ‘ineffective government programs.’
Keeping up the PACEFrom the author, Henry Stern, LUTCF: “Part 2 of an exclusive look at a new way for small companies to use the same tools as large corporations to save money on health insurance costs.”
A Thesis for Re-Invigorating the News BusinessFrom the author, Ed: “My prediction: 2006 will see important steps by news companies to turn the tide, re-invigorate their businesses and grow readership, and a few will find a new formula to succeed at this for the long haul. Here’s how.”
What lee scott didn’t sayFrom the author, David Gerstman: “Maryland’s General Assembly seems to have killed the goose.”
The Hardest Part of the JobFrom the author, Skip Angel: “Letting a person go from your organization is the hardest part of the job (at least for this manager).”
Is Sweden Moving From Socialism to Capitalism?From the author, Jeff Cornwall: “It now appears that the Swedish government may be moving ahead of the US in recognition of the global shift to a new entrepreneurial economy.”
The New GatekeepersFrom the author, Tristan Louis: “In this entry, I contend that we have created new gatekeepers in the blogosphere.”
Return to SenderFrom the author, Big Picture Guy: “If junk is anything you no longer use, what then would you call e-mails that were not useful in the first place? A sardonic look at e-mails running rampant in The Small Office.”
Effective InterestFrom the author, Jose Anes: “How to calculate the effective interest of an investment, after taking into account taxes and inflation, and which avenues we have to invest safely while avoiding the effects of these maladies.”
The good news and the bad news about the budget deficitFrom the author, Jim Glass: “Following the lead of the departing head of the Congressional Budget Office, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, this post looks at what matters regarding the US national budget — and finds a whole lot of people are sweating the small stuff, while ignoring the big stuff.”
Investment Risk & IndexingEarlyRiser explores Index Investing and some new ideas about risk and return.
Overworked? Try too productiveFrom the author, Retireat30: “Despite the constant complaints, leisure in america has actually been increasing over the past 30 years.”
Making Money over the InternetFrom the author, Anita Campbell: “Denise O’Berry joins us for a broadcast of Small Business Trends Radio on the subject of making money from passive Internet income. As an added bonus, she also includes a link to a 22-page download called Passive Income Guide, that she created specifically in honor of the show.”
What’s The Expected Value Of A Snowball’s Chance X $865,235,387?From the author, Joe Kristan: “Chrysler litigates a seemingly hopeless tax position dating back to 1984. Were they using the IRS as a lender of last resort?”
Business problems: Seek them outFrom the author, Wayne Hurlbert: “Become a seeker of problems. They are precious gifts representing golden keys to your future business success.”
It Usually Begins With…From the author, Kenneth R. Gregg: “2/8 is Jules Verne’s birthday. Verne was the originator of “hard” science fiction and the premier author of the “enterprising spirit” of the 19th century.”
Summit Countyboringmadedull looks at a proposed building project in Summit County and questions the benefits.
I hope you’ve enjoyed your visit to the carnival. The Stalwart is hosting next week, so read the rules and send in your post!
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Thanks for hosting - a nice job, too.
Found the use of the icons really gave a very clean look to the Carnival. Congratulations on a fine job. This is in no way influenced by the fact that you put my post at #2. Random you say, well, perhaps ..
Terrific job! Thanks for all your efforts, and for hosting this week’s Carnival.
Excellent icons! At last the carnival is scannable
Much more enjoyable to digest. Great work.