Moscow may have the worst traffic in the world, but it has some of the most innovative taxi services. And unlike U.S. cities, it allows them to flourish and compete. Yandex Taxi, Wheely and Get Taxi work roughly the same way.
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In my previous post I presented J.P. Morgan. Now let's explore some of the negative thinking behind Morgan, and discuss claims of "too much wealth" and judgments passed on Morgan related to his philosophy of charity. |
In his modern classic "The Call," the Christian social critic Dr. Os Guinness (and yes, for those wondering about the name, beer is in his blood) tells of a blunt Singaporean economist who made the following statement: "The decisive question for the West is its capacity to direct and discipline capitalism with an ethic strong enough to do so. I myself don’t believe the West can do it." |
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Our special guest this week on "The RJ Moeller Show" is Mike Murphy. Mr. Murphy is a long-time political consultant who currently resides in Los Angeles, Calif. He attended Georgetown for graduate work before starting his own consulting firm. He has advised such politicians as John McCain, Mitt Romney and Arnold Schwarzenegger. |
A few weeks ago, I sat drinking coffee with my sister outside of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Just as we got up to leave, we were startled by a yell from across the way: “Hey! You dropped something!” We looked back to see my sister’s sweater lying underneath the bench, and were greeted with a smile when we thanked the nameless man for his help. |
The History Channel’s miniseries on the entrepreneurs who built America in the second half of the 19th century portrays J.P. Morgan as a greedy robber baron. For those unfamiliar with that term, a robber baron was (according to my dictionary) “an unscrupulous plutocrat, esp. an American capitalist who acquired a fortune in the late nineteenth century by ruthless means.” |
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“Nones are on the rise”—and no, I’m not talking about "Sister Act." A 2012 report by the Pew Research Center showed that “the number of Americans who do not identify with any religion continues to grow at a rapid pace. One-fifth of the U.S. public—and a third of adults under 30—are religiously unaffiliated today.” |
As I’ve thought about societal problems over the last few years, I have consistently come to one conclusion: We need to focus on the family. Turns out James Dobson named his organization well. Think about education. Public schools across the country are often maligned for being ineffective—even after the No Child Left Behind Act was enacted, many kids are being left behind. |
The U.S. gives more international humanitarian aid than any other country in the world, but how effectively is this money being spent? In a recent USA Today article, Jared Pincin and Brian Brenberg, professors at The King’s College, argue that U.S. foreign aid spending often ends up benefiting special interests at the expense of taxpayers and the vulnerable. |