"A look at Galveston's successes with market-based Social Security reform. While Galveston's plan is not the same as the President's, it shows that reform is a worthwhile endeavor."

"Some consumers are worried about privacy in a world where goods have radio frequency tags that can transmit information about those goods (think robbers scanning your home from the street to see what is inside). The RFID Weblog examines a revolutionary proposal suggesting that consumers be given control over who can have access to the RFID tag information"

"API's, MicroContent, Structured Blogging. What does all this mean for the event business? This post discusses the opportunities for aggregating different types of content [using those technologies] into one place, to bring the community together online before, during and after an event so that they can contribute to the planning, marketing, and creation of the memory of an event."

"Find thoughts on the powerful consumer and the "long tail of the web."

"Its Illegal. That's the phrase the Recording Industry have been chanting nonstop for the past 5 years. It has been the mantra of the big labels and studios ever since Napster winked into existence. But a subtle shift is already underway."

"Two years ago, David Gross decided to protest the war in Iraq by stopping payment on it - resisting his federal income tax. He's been doing this legally and by-the-book by reducing his income below the tax line. What he's discovered along the way is that this isn't very difficult and has unexpected rewards. In this second Annual Report, he charts his incomes and outgoes and sets goals for the year ahead."

"I excerpt a Tech Central Station article on Zimbabwe's economic problems to discuss Hernando De Soto's concept of 'dead capital' and the importance of property rights in lifting the third world out of poverty."

"This month Talking Story is encouraging other bloggers to join in on our meme on "The Art of the Sale." In this post, Rosa has written her take on "Why We Buy" and what the seller's goal should be."

"A discussion of the pros and cons of the arguments against Walmart - the left's new Great Satan - with a side trip into a description of the unsung economic miracle of the 20th century - the employment of 40,000,000 women entering the economy in the 70's, 80's and 90's."

"Some argue that the new law restricting bankruptcies will be bad for entrepreneurs. I argue that our culture's view on bankruptcy is a reflection of a further drift toward a socialistic society where everyone is protected from their own mistakes or stupidity."