Milton Friedman

“Is the world better off because your business is in it?”

September 30, 2021

In Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take, Paul Polman and Andrew Winston explain how courageous companies thrive by giving more than they take. Their vision of net positive “is a business that improves well-being…

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50 Economics Classics: A book review by Bob Morris

June 2, 2017

50 Economics Classics: Your shortcut to the most important ideas on capitalism, finance, and the global economy Tom Butler-Bowdon Nicholas Brealey Publishers (May 2017) An intelligent person’s guide to cutting-edge thinking about economics since 1776 As Tom Butler-Bowdon explains in…

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Business Nuggets from Thought Leaders in Economics

May 20, 2017

In 50 Economics Classics, Tom Butler-Bowdon provides what he characterizes as “An intelligent person’s guide to capitalism, finance, and the global economy.” He agrees with Ronald Coase that “the biggest problem in economics is that theories and models have been…

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Kip Tindell: An interview by Bob Morris

January 17, 2015

The year was 1978. Jimmy Carter was President of the United States. The Bee Gees topped the charts with Stayin’ Alive. The Dallas Cowboys defeated the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl. And on July 1, The Container Store opened…

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