We have often pondered the nature of the tie. Why is it expected in certain environments to hang a tailored piece of cloth from your neck? Perhaps that question is too existential. That is for the sages of yore and the scholars of now to discuss. We have not reached that level of thought… yet. … Continue reading
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The Jumbo-Slice Pizza Scheme
Have you ever played that game where one person says a single word and everyone else says the first thing that comes to mind? Lets play. I get to go first. Readyyy… FOOD STAMPS. What are you thinking about? Do you imagine something similar to a postage stamp, but that has a picture of a … Continue reading
Issues in Aligning Climate Change Strategies and Funding
For several years Americans have become increasingly aware of how their actions affect the future environmental state of this nation and the world. The “green movement” is a lifestyle individuals have adopted in order to help, but they alone cannot change the future of the environment. Policy makers, agencies, and state and local governments realize … Continue reading
Price Savings in GHG Regulations: The Flexible Standard
I recently wrote an entry on the estimated effects of recent EPA ozone regulations. In short, the EPA is currently finalizing rules regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from existing steam-boilers and refineries. My entry quantifies the estimated negative impacts on the U.S. economy. A study by Dallas Burtraw, Anthony Paul, and Matt Woerman addresses possible … Continue reading
American Exceptionalism
“The multiculturalism movement must be unmasked for the fraud that it is. There are superior cultures, and ours is one of them.”-Mitt Romney A quick look at the Republican presidential candidates for 2012 will reveal a very clear theme: American Exceptionalism. Romney, Gingrich, Bachman. You’d be hard pressed to find a candidate who does not … Continue reading
New Media and the 2012 Campaign
Twitter and Facebook are the social media hype, and there is a reason that political figures such as the 10 candidates for the 2012 Presidential election have put so much emphasis on these two forms of advertisement. As a recent CNN article explains, twitter and Facebook have become a powerful outlet for people to anonymously … Continue reading
DC Residents Dishonest?
As a Midwesterner, I was not surprised that Chicago ranked first in “honesty” in the social experiment/PR ploy recently conducted by Honest Tea. As someone who has lived in DC for 9 years, our capital’s third-to-last ranking didn’t surprise me much either. From my favorite local real estate blog Urban Turf: “On Tuesday, Honest Tea … Continue reading
State Budget Cuts and Higher Education: What to expect?
Tuition hikes, larger class sizes. What else can be expected in response to the severe state deficits? An email recently found its way into my inbox, citing a release by the Chancellor of The University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh (UWO), Richard Wells, noting a tuition increase to be expected in FY 2012. I was not … Continue reading
Markets and Healthcare
One of the great academic accomplishments of our time is our understanding of markets. They are powerful. They can enable human beings to make the most of scarce resources. I believe in having a market economy. Now let me add a caveat. While I do believe in markets, I also acknowledge market failures (externalities, monopolies, … Continue reading
Every Week is a Form of Shark Week
The beginning of August is a strange time in America. Kids become sick of the sports that their helicopter parents have forced them into, the attention span for Major League Baseball drops off before playoff races heat up, and Congress prepares for its long recess. To rescue the American public from these melancholy circumstances, the … Continue reading
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