World War II shattered and destroyed the economies of many of the nations on our planet. After the war in 1945, many nations did begin to rebuild, but it is true that the war took place on other continents and the United States emerged deep in debt but relatively...
The history of planet earth is, more than anything else, a history of conflict and war. In 1947 after the conclusion of World War II, many powerful politicians and wealthy individuals worldwide, tired of wars for purpose of conquest, came up with an idea to form the...
When I was a Finance major in my college years, it was exciting for me to learn how the stock and bond markets were the very basic tools by which our capitalist economy functioned. Capital produced by these markets provided the funds to create the goods and services...
To a large extent unnoticed, changes have been occurring in how farming takes place, not only in America, but in many places around the world in recent years. So much land is being purchased by Bill Gates, the Chinese and others. So much more of our food is...
Only in a democratic country are ordinary citizens allowed to own property, accumulate wealth and accumulate and use capital. That is why capitalism was born in democratic nations. We all know that citizens of communist countries are not allowed to accumulate wealth...