Archive for December 2nd, 2007
What’s a “spiring” Economist?
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007Is the first question I usually get when I show my blog to others. I tried to make an A out of a mountain by using clouds. Unfortunately, no one realized it was an A. I outlined the clouds and the mountain in black to make it more clear. But, it looks pretty ugly. I’ll […]
Republican Agricultural Subsidy Delusions
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007I found the Republican CNN/YouTube debates very entertaining. If you missed them you can check out the transcript here. While I disagree with Huckabee on a number of issues, I found him to be very personable and humorous. Thompson had a great sense of humor, but didn’t seem the least bit presidential. The most interesting […]
From the Latest Economist
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007Two things caught my attention. On oil subsidies in developing countries:
In India, as in many countries, the government dares not allow the rising price of crude to be felt in the common man’s pockets. Only a third of the 48 developing countries studied in an IMF review let the market set fuel prices. The […]