Food deserts in our big cities? In a previous article we looked at the Law of Supply: That the provision of a good or service is a function of the ability and willingness of a producer to deliver a product. Most of us are familiar with ability. We have seen countless businesses fade into history…
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Blinded
From The Jesus Chronicles. 1 He was only known by his father’s name – son of Timaeus. His father was a moderately successful merchant in Jericho. His primary item of trade was salt. He avoided the more lucrative commerce in perfumes: too much politics and the cost of trafficking spices and herbs over the desert too…
Missouri Trees and Shrubs of Rachel’s Prairie
A collection of photographs of Missouri trees and shrubs surrounding Rachel’s prairie, a one acre patch of ground with a pond. Even though the focus of this journal is on a prairie, I have to concede that the life I witness on the prairie is framed by the trees and shrubs that surround it. While…
Diagnosing DOGE: Purge of the Probies
Who are the probationary workers that were fired? Why? And why are they being hired back? I have been laid-off only once in my professional career. It was no surprise. I was a grain trader for a large Midwest cooperative and they had decided to close down the grain division. So I saw this was…
Diagnosing DOGE: Bullet Points
What is a retired federal employee’s take on the request from DOGE to submit five bullet points? The Department on Government Efficiency (DOGE) recently stirred up considerable controversy when it used the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to send e-mails to all government employees demanding that they list five things they accomplished during the week….