Author Archive: Ed

As part of the Taxpayer First Act, passed by both houses of Congress in June 2019 and expected to be signed by President Trump as of the date of this post (June 14, 2019), there is a new process for appeals…
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I was reading a few books this week (what else is new, right?) and came across a couple quotes that I wanted to share — enjoy!: “Jim Collins’ notion of Level 5 managers, in his book Good to Great, comes…
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Back in 1965, Bruce Tuckman analyzed team development and came up with the following concept – which you might have seen before:   All of us are going through these stages constantly – and as the team dynamic changes, we…
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Move F.A.S.T. !   Future Impacts Accountability Systems Transparency     We need to maintain focus and keep the throughput of change manageable and digestible – for our team, our clients and our bottom line.  There are lots of great…
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We can reduce gun deaths – with policies that focus on addressing the root causes, are realistic, implementable and are data driven. This article from Cato has some interesting perspectives and potential suggestions – backed by data. It’s with the…
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Socialism is an economic system based on government control of the means and outputs of production – usually through regulation or ownership. As a practical matter, “socialism” runs on a continuum from government regulation to internalize externalities through total government…
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“Man finds himself a technological giant and an ethical child.” – Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga The Benedictine values we embrace and endeavor to infuse in our actions at Saint Martin’s University emphasize a value of stewardship – not exploitation – of…
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For everybody who is angsting over Kim Wyman and Jay Inslee’s decision on voter data…it’s all right here – subject to the RCW’s as noted: https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/vrdb/extract-requests.aspx Oh – and the Social Security Administration, Internal Revenue Service are executive agencies –…
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Bob Regan focuses on the challenges facing Catholic education today.  His materials are easy to read, thought provoking and pragmatic. Some good nuggets in here.

Welcome to BA225 – Business Law.  I am looking forward to spending the next few weeks with you as we learn about how the law and legal environment impact business operations. A few things as we dig into the semester…
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