Kimberlee Josephson
The Peter Principle Presidency
The Peter Principle, first published in 1968 by Laurence J. Peter, is the premise that, in a hierarchy, people rise to the level of their incompetence. That is, there’s a […]
Tampering with Trade is a Fool’s Game
Trade is an engine for growing wealth, and a world moving toward increased integration has traditionally been viewed as advantageous for all. Trade relations between nations, however, are a contentious […]
Do ESG and DEI Follow a Product Life Cycle?
ESG pushback within the United States is affecting business matters in a substantial way. In January, a Texas federal judge ruled that American Airlines was in violation of federal law […]
Co-opting Capitalism: From Value Creation to Virtue Signaling
When a business is conducted efficiently, effectively, and ethically, a business serves its own interests and also the society around it. Despite this comfortable collaboration, people outside those businesses continually […]
Users, Not Regulators, Decide When Google Will Fall
“Congress should Google the benefits of economic freedom and also search up how to curtail the gargantuan levels of government spending…a bulging bureaucratic state is more costly for Americans than the growing success of our most innovative firms.” ~Kimberlee Josephson
Favor Monopolies over Federal Meddling
“Thus, the monopoly status of a firm is not a problem if consumers are happy and entrepreneurs aren’t hampered. Moreover, competition is of no use if greater value can’t be attained or cost savings can’t be accrued.” ~Kimberlee Josephson
How Rent-Seeking Wrecks the Soul of Enterprise
“The more the state becomes involved in everyday affairs, the more we move to a rent-seeking society, enabling a power dynamic based on what can be accessed rather than on what can be earned.” ~Kimberlee Josephson
ESG: A Gordian Knot of the Highest Order
“Thanks to a complex web of CSR initiatives, aid and development programs, progressive intergovernmental agencies, and the do-good posturing of political elites, businesses will further be ensnarled to ESG.” ~Kimberlee Josephson
Apple’s Big Business: Mises is Right, Sen Warren is Wrong
“The government’s ever-growing interest in deterring business expansion, along with granting federal agencies greater say over marketplace matters, is a complete disservice to our nation’s progress.” ~Kimberlee Josephson
Business Schools Undermine Wealth Creation
“Universities promote an obsession with social impact that ignores the vital social impact already accomplished by the realm of private enterprise.” ~Kimberlee Josephson
