Archive for Marty Mattocks
Phones and Freedom
Mr. Mattocks, a telecommunications specialist, resides with his family in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. After a recent departmental meeting at work, my boss asked a colleague and me to stay and discuss progress on a common project. After we had dispensed with the business at hand, the discussion moved on to new topics and an open-ended question [...]
1May1995 | Marty Mattocks | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Moral Foundation of Western Culture
Mr. Mattocks, a telecommunications specialist, resides with his family in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. Each week, sometimes twice a week when the weather is conducive to growing grass, I drive my teenage son into town where our family lawn mower is transformed into a tool of production in a mutually beneficial voluntary contract: cold cash for a [...]
1Nov1992 | Marty Mattocks | 1 comment | Continued-
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