‘Editorial Page’ Archives
Is Bernanke Responsible for Revolution in Egypt?
WIll the loose money policy of the Federal Reserve Bank result in the overthrow of repressive governments in the middle east. [Read More]
Mortgage-Putback Crisis Explained
The other side of coin is the mortgage putback scandal. Investors now want their money back! [Read More]
MERS: The Epicenter of Foreclosure Gate
MERS stands for Mortgage Electronic Registration System. What? Some four-letter acronym is at the center of the foreclosure crisis? Read on… Disclaimer: I am not an attorney and have no expertise or knowledge of mortgages except for what I read on the internet. My [Read More]
FIFA World Cup in America
A few suggestions to make soccer, or fotbal, more exciting for Americans. [Read More]
The High Price of Happy Motoring
No doubt about it, America is a car culture. The automobile is sung about, celebrated in movies and in art. One of the most followed sports in America, NASCAR, involves racing cars rather than human athletes. Americans have embraced the concept of private transportation. [Read More]
People of Walmart
Walmart is the biggest retailer in the world. This website posts pictures of the people that shop at Walmart. The pictures show the outlandish look of Americans that shop at Walmart. If this doesn’t want to make you abandon America and move to another continent, I [Read More]
Working Conditions in Chinese Factories
These tired factory workers in China work 15-hours shifts for about 70 cents per hour. The picture was smuggled out of the KYE Systems factory at Dongguan, China. A human rights organization called the National Labour Commitee (NLC) has been investigating working [Read More]
Americans Need Their Cars
Look at any U.S. from the sky, and you will see that surburban houses are too far away from services to be able to walk, making America dependent on the automobile, and therefore cheap gasoline. [Read More]
A Tale of Two Generations
The Baby Boomers, who grew up in prosperity, are compared with the World War II generation, who grew up during the Depression. [Read More]
Prohibition Doesn’t Work
Alcohol prohibition in the U.S. was a total failure. Today, marijuana prohibition is responsible for a soaring murder rate in Mexico. Prohibition does not work. [Read More]
The Rise of The Tubes
A new phenomenon is sweeping the internet. We are witnessing the rise of the tube sites. Tube sites are websites with Flash video files which can be streamed to the user’s computer. User’s can upload video clips to tube sites to share with other users. The [Read More]
Hopefule Sign for U.S. Jobs
There is a report by Reuters that Ford is investing $400 million in a new plant in Chicago that will build the next generation of its Explorer SUV. This will add about 1,200 jobs. About 600 UAW workers that are currently on indefinite layoff have the first shot at these [Read More]
Jobs Gone Forever
On Wednesday evening President Barack Obama gave his state of the union. One of his key points was jobs. The U.S. faces a serious unemployment problem. Millions of manufacturing jobs have been outsourced to countries with cheap labor that will work for less than $1 per [Read More]
Have American Jobs Been Shanghaied?
From book: China There used to be a practice in seafaring towns in the United States back in the 1800s and early 1900s. Merchant ships bound for the far east needed a crew of sailors. If the crew was shorthanded, the sea captain sent out the first mate and a few burly [Read More]
Is Bernanke Too Big To Fail?
Unless Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is confirmed by the U.S. Congress, his tenure as Federal Reserve Chairman will come to an abrupt end next week. Last week Senator Barbara Boxer, Russ Feingold, Byron Dorgan and others last week came out against his [Read More]
The Downfall of Detroit
Read the headlines in the papers yesterday: CBS News: China Surpasses U.S. In 2009 Auto Sales USA Today: China Surpasses U.S. In 2009 Auto Sales Bloomberg.com: China Ends U.S.’s Reign as Largest Auto Market (Update2) Yahoo: China Surpasses U.S. In 2009 Auto Sales India [Read More]
Good Advice for the New Year
It is a new year and a new decade. Here is advice that was given to the class of 1999 ten years ago. It is still timely. The advice is from Baz Luhrmann Wear Sunscreen. Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but [Read More]
The Art of Fauxtography
With the widespread use of Photoshop among photographers, graphic designers and other image creators, it seems like a new art form has developed. The creations begin life as photographs, but are highly manipulated using digital compositing and digital painting techniques. [Read More]
