May 22, 2013

The Invisible Hand

I think on some level we are all familiar with Adam Smith’s concept of the "Invisible Hand;" the metaphor used to describe the self-regulating behavior of the market place.  Essentially, he argues that economies are structures that exist as a result of, but also independent from, the behavior of the individuals that comprise it.  The sum total of an economy, Smith surmises, is our independent financial decisions interacting with one another to produce a market force or event (ie: supply and demand or dare I say it, the “Great Recession”). But … [Read more...]

The Price of Supremacy

By Andrew Kim - Participant of 2012: Challenge Accepted Conference As the 2012 presidential election nears, candidates confidently profess that their policies and visions will maintain the superpower status that has become the foundation of American pride. On the campaign, candidate Mitt Romney promises an “American Century,” one in which “America leads the free world, and the free world leads the entire world[1],” further emphasized by the release of his most recent book, No Apology: The Case for American Greatness. Such assurances especially … [Read more...]