Better Capitalism in Action - The B Team & B4IG
In a previous post, we featured two CEOs, Emmanuel Faber and Paul Polman, who have initiated changes within large corporations toward a...
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TALKING MONEY, RELIGION, & POLITICS
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Aaron Hedges
- Dec 16, 2022
- 6 min
Jesus as Behavioral Economist - On Being Wealthy and Anxious
This is the second post in a series that takes a behavioral economics perspective on Jesus and the Sermon on the Mount. If Jesus and...
Aaron Hedges
- Dec 9, 2022
- 4 min
Jesus as Behavioral Economist
This is the first post in a series that takes a behavioral economics perspective on Jesus and the Sermon on the Mount. If Jesus and...
Aaron Hedges
- Sep 30, 2022
- 4 min
Better Capitalism in Action - Stanford Law School
The ethic of mutuality – pursuing self-interest and the interest of others – is a core tenet of what we term Partnership Economics™ and...
Aaron Hedges
- Aug 19, 2022
- 5 min
Re:Living Capitalism in My Context "Inbox" - Financial Services, Arbitration & Loser Pays Legal Fees
Note: Our "Inbox" posts share exchanges with our readers, and identifiable details are modified to ensure their privacy. We are grateful...
Aaron Hedges
- Jul 29, 2022
- 3 min
In God We Trust - Hebrew Bible and Lenders and Borrowers
This post is the third in a series exploring how the thread of Partnership Economics weaves through the ancient texts of the Hebrew...
Aaron Hedges
- Jul 22, 2022
- 2 min
In God We Trust - Hebrew Bible and Class Warfare
This post is the second in a series exploring how the thread of Partnership Economics weaves through the ancient texts of the Hebrew...
Aaron Hedges
- Jul 15, 2022
- 4 min
In God We Trust - Hebrew Bible and the Fiduciary Rule
The thread of Partnership Economics weaves through the ancient texts of the Hebrew Bible. For our readers who may want to get on with...
Aaron Hedges
- Dec 24, 2021
- 3 min
Precarious Christmas
I recently came across a December 2020 article from the Financial Times titled "A Better Form of Capitalism is Possible." The title...
Aaron Hedges
- Nov 5, 2021
- 3 min
A Billionaire on Antisocial Capitalism and Providing Value to Others
Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s business partner for decades, doesn’t mince words. Speaking to a group of foundation money managers in...
Paul Knowlton
- Oct 22, 2021
- 5 min
Better Capitalism in Action: Not a Fairy Tale
Once upon a time a man named John Sr. had two successful businesses. Each business had dozens of employees. John Sr. managed and grew the...
Aaron Hedges
- Oct 1, 2021
- 4 min
Better Taxes, Part 3: Reviewing Last Month's Democratic Party Proposal through Partnership Economics
In May we posted appreciative remarks on social media for the G7 agreement to establish a global minimum tax for corporations. Early last...
Aaron Hedges
- Sep 3, 2021
- 4 min
Better Taxes, Part 2: Simplify, Simplify, Simplify
We don’t expect corporate entities to govern themselves and broader economics in the best interests of the overall public without any...
Aaron Hedges
- Aug 13, 2021
- 2 min
Re-thinking Milton Friedman, Part 1: Corporate Rights and Responsibilities
Some articles we recently shared on social media about Milton Friedman's views and influence generated, shall we say, energetic...
Aaron Hedges
- Aug 6, 2021
- 4 min
Dad is Fat, and Payday Lenders are Thieves
On a recent family road trip (yes, “trip,” not vacation) from Knoxville, TN, to the Brainerd Lakes Area of Minnesota, my wife and I...
Paul Knowlton
- Jul 30, 2021
- 3 min
Kill Your Pain Points
Photo Credit Aarón Blanco Tejedor on Unsplash.com About your pain points when dealing with customers and other people. Wouldn’t it be a...
Aaron Hedges
- Jun 4, 2021
- 3 min
Maximize Shareholder Value... When?
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that the purpose of corporations is to maximize shareholder value.” Ok, that’s not actually...
Aaron Hedges
- Mar 12, 2021
- 4 min
When Lobbying Goes Down and “Public Servants” Complain
2020 was a strange year in many ways, yet 2021 has begun with something truly bizarre: lobbyists have voluntarily reduced their lobbying....
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