Considering the US through the prism of stories in the Bahamian press reveals facets of the flawed, cracking diamond that is our country. Drug Wars Uber Alles The Punch, The…
The fevered debates on the Federal budget, ‘entitlements’, high-speed rail construction we are now enduring have their origins in the Jefferson Administration which began the 19th century. Internal Improvements…
In the last quarter century, states from Virginia to Colorado to California have seen privatizing roads as a great source of immediate cost savings and cash. But what do these…
Two days after drafting my post on Jeffrey Immelt’s observations on American industry, I read Tim Duy’s superb post on the loss of manufacturing jobs. (Thanks for leading me to…
FT.com has reported provocative remarks made in Rome last week by General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt to a group of Italian executives. The whole article deserves reading, but I want…