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Monthly Archives: April 2012
A Nation of Riches
America is a rich nation, despite its many problems and challenges, many, such as war adventurism, the product of hubris born of our success. Many elements contribute to our riches, but overwhelmingly toping the list are the people who have … Continue reading
The Hutchinson Lecture at the Universtiy of Delaware
Tuesday (April 17) I spent an enjoyable day in Newark, Delaware as the guest of the Economics Department of the University of Delaware. My afternoon, more technical, lecture to the graduate students and faculty covered my proposal for the reform … Continue reading
Posted in Debt, Economics, Money, News and politics
Tagged Bosnia, Currency, debt, deficit, Euro, Greece, South Sudan
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The War on Drugs
Like most of our elected wars, the war on drugs is producing more costs than benefits. In the United States, those drugs that were around for the last one to two hundred years have been legal at times and illegal … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics
Tagged cocaine, Columbia, drugs, Guatemala, Marijuana, Mexico, opium, war on drugs
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The Trayvon Martin Tragedy continues
The Trayvon Martin – George Zimmerman story has a way to run. Every day seems to bring something new. Last week’s doctoring of audio tapes between Zimmerman and the 911 dispatcher aired by NBC (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/post/nbc-to-do-internal-investigation-on-zimmerman-segment/2012/03/31/gIQAc4HhnS_blog.html?hpid=z6 ) are now under internal … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics
Tagged George Zimmerman, guns, NBC, racism, Trayvon Martin
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The Trayvon Martin Tragedy
The shooting death of an unarmed black boy, Trayvon Martin, in the Florida town of Sanford, by a white Hispanic neighborhood watch volunteer, George Zimmerman, has raised many questions and issues. The positive side of this tragedy for me is … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics
Tagged bias, George Zimmerman, guns, Sanford, stand your ground laws, Trayvon Martin
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