Monthly Archives: April 2012

A Nation of Riches

Posted on April 29, 2012 by wcoats

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 →

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The Hutchinson Lecture at the Universtiy of Delaware

Posted on April 21, 2012 by wcoats

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 →

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The War on Drugs

Posted on April 11, 2012 by wcoats

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 →

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The Trayvon Martin Tragedy continues

Posted on April 3, 2012 by wcoats

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 →

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The Trayvon Martin Tragedy

Posted on April 1, 2012 by wcoats

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 →

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