Archive for May, 2008
Agricultural Inconsistencies: Senegal
Saturday, May 24th, 2008It seems like just the other day that Bono was vilifying developed countries for flooding the world markets with cheap food. Consider this excerpt from a news article leading up to the 2006 G8 summit: In Senegal, a resilient showcase of democracy in a continent otherwise pervaded by corrupt dictatorships and brutal wars, producers of […]
Guns
Saturday, May 17th, 2008In the wake of recent school shootings, a group on campus has been petitioning the university to allow students to conceal and carry hand guns on campus. I have never owned a gun but have shot guns with a number of friends. A fellow economics major at Idaho took me out one afternoon to shoot […]
It’s Been Awhile
Saturday, May 17th, 2008The end of the semester is always busy and I temporarily lost the urge to write. Hopefully, a few readers out there have weathered the lull and will keep checking back for content. While I’ve been a complacent writer, I haven’t been a complacent thinker. Now that finals are over, I’m looking forward to exploring a […]