Amity Schlaes has done a great service to the United States of America with her biography on Calvin Coolidge. We often know much more about the history of war than the history of peace. And we often read more of leaders who try to make a name for themselves rather than leaders who strive to […]
I remember driving through Mount Airy, N.C. one time, showing the town to some colleagues who were visiting from outside the area. We were mainly trying to showcase the more “fun” parts of the town, such as the tourism attractions for Andy Griffith fans and the open-face granite quarry, but it was hard to avoid […]
The Wright Brothers changed the world in so many ways. A few weeks ago I read David McCullough’s book on the Wright Brothers, and last week my family visited the Wright Brothers Memorial Museum in the Outer Banks. What really impresses me about them is that they revolutionized the world literally on a shoestring budget. […]
I didn’t have much time to reflect on the past couple years when my business first won the 2018 Small Business Award last month. A few days after the award, my wife mentioned to me that I still seemed very stressed and busy at work. In fact, I was too busy to think much about […]
One of the biggest challenges in our economy is a long-taught and incorrect mindset that certain jobs are less important or second class to others. Unfortunately, the jobs that are often considered to be second class are really the jobs that create the foundation of our economy and our society. For example, many are taught […]
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