Monthly Archives: August 2011

Is being pro-business and pro-capitalism the same? Does capitalism generate an unfair distribution of income? Was capitalism responsible for the most recent financial crisis? — [VIDEO]

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Chris F. Masse
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Kings Of Pastry — [VIDEO]

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Les rois de la pâtisserie par ARTEplus7

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The banks have hijacked the government. — [VIDEO]

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Nassim Nicholas Taleb:

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Through dogged persistence, Albert Barnes put together what many critics consider the world’s finest collection of post-Impressionist and early modern paintings. – [VIDEO]

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

“The new facility is scheduled to open in May 2012, and is intended to reproduce the collection as laid out by Barnes himself, with rooms of the same size and proportion as those in Merion.”

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Much of what the government spends money on does more harm than good; this is particularly true over the past several years with the massive uncontrolled increase in government spending. I believe my business and non-profit investments are much more beneficial to societal well-being than sending more money to Washington. — [QUOTE]

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Charles G. Koch in response to Warren Buffett.

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Principled reasoning leads to startup success. — [VIDEO]

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Elon Musk: [Download this post to watch the video if your feed reader does not show it to you.]

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What makes people tick at work? — [VIDEO]

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Daniel Pink:

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The government lies. The banks steal. The rich laughs. — [STREET ART]

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

2009′s G20 Protest Graffiti – Bank of England – London, U.K.

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Peter Thiel, worst person of the day — [VIDEO]

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

http://www.details.com/culture-trends/critical-eye/201109/peter-thiel-billionaire-paypal-facebook-internet-success

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Arthur Laffer on taxes — [VIDEO]

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

CNBC.

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