Rethink Afghanistan: Clinging to guns and counterinsurgency
The problem in Afghanistan is not picking the right or wrong counterinsurgency strategy, but picking any military strategy at all.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Day May 14, 2010
California budget crisis. It’s worse than you think
California somehow has to fill a gaping $19 billion hole in the upcoming June budget. Doing so will be difficult, especially given that previous budgets have already grabbed money from wherever it could, leaving the choices for this year even…
Geothermal energy innovation from Utah company
(Excerpts from my first article for Examiner) Raser Technologies in Provo, UT is pioneering using low-temperature geothermal energy to create electricity. Their systems pump hot water, 165 degrees and up, from underground through heat exchangers to boil another fluid at…
Thai protests. Wild in the streets, running, running
Police opened fire with live ammo on mostly poor protesters who have been occupying an upscale shopping center for days. The government was concerned that some police and military might be sympathetic to protesters. so it’s clear the protests are…
That $1 trillion shock and awe rescue of Greece and euro isn’t working
The euro is now less in comparison to the dollar than before the rescue and even Volcker is questioning if it can survive. Seems to me it was just an attempt to (big surprise here) bail out big eurozone banks…