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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Communitarian vs. Free Market Conservativism
Yesterday, David Brooks posted an interesting column where he suggested there are two great poles of conservatism: communitarian conservatism and free market conservatism. In this column, Brooks presents communitarian conservatism as a tradition “that goes back to thinkers like Russell Kirk … Continue reading
Top 10 Predictions for 2011: Results
At the beginning of 2011, my first blog post covered my top 10 predictions for 2011. Since I like to hold myself accountable for things I wrote in the past, now is the time I assess how I (and my readers) did. … Continue reading
Posted in China, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Predictions
Tagged China, Hezbollah, Hillary Clinton, India, Iran, Israel, Nigeria, Oil, President Obama, S&P500, South Korea, Sudan, Winter Olympics
7 Comments
The Conflict over Iran’s Nuclear Program Continues
On December 20th, I cataloged several incidents that occurred during the past two years, indicating that a covert war between the West (including Israel) and Iran was well underway. In recent days, several prominent American defense officials have begun signaling that the conflict … Continue reading
Posted in Defense, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, International Security, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Policy, Politics, Terrorism, War
Tagged Amir Mirzai Hekmati, Covert War, Fereydoun Abbasi, GCC, General Martin Dempsey, Gulf Cooperation Council, Iran, Iran's nuclear program, Isfahan, Leon Panetta, Majid Shahriari, Nuclear proliferation, Obama Administration, OPEC, UAE, United Arab Emirates
3 Comments
12 Technology Predictions for 2112: Throwing Down the Gauntlet
In a previous comment thread, Professor Scott Erb suggested it would be interesting to hear people’s predictions about future technologies they believe will be available by 2112. So, I am throwing down the gauntlet now. If you have a blog, … Continue reading
Posted in Mathematics, Predictions, Science, Technology
Tagged 2012, 2112, Future Technology, Predictions, Technology
4 Comments
Predictions from 1900?
As we are about to enter 2012, I thought I would post some interesting predictions supposedly written in 1900. I discovered this list on PBS.org which purports to be predictions from The Ladies Home Journal written in 1900. To be frank, … Continue reading
Posted in General, Predictions, Science, Technology
Tagged PBS, Predictions, Technology, The Ladies Home Journal
15 Comments
ROARR’s Guiding Principles (Part VII): A Strong National Defense Is the Cornerstone of a Robust Republic
In Part I of this series, I argued a fundamental reason our government is broken is the political selection process favoring ideological warriors over pragmatic problem solvers. I introduced my “Funnel of Futility” theory: as ideology becomes increasingly important in … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Business, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Defense, Education, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Food Security, Healthcare, International Security, Leadership, Mathematics, Media, Peak Oil, Policy, Politics, Socialism, Taxes, Technology, Writing
Tagged Democrats, Reflections of a Rational Republican, Republicans, ROARR
5 Comments
Liberal Hypocrites and Their “Fair Share”
I discovered the following Daily Caller video courtesy of American Elephants. The video highlights wealthy Democrats who are advocating for the top 1% in income to pay their “fair share.” When the Daily Caller reporter in this video provides these … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Media, Policy, Politics, Taxes
Tagged American Elephants, Daily Caller, fair share, Hypocrisy, Liberals, Taxes, Top 1%, u s treasury department
17 Comments
ROARR’s Guiding Principles (Part VI): Individual Rights Trump Communitarian Impulses
In Part I of this series, I argued a fundamental reason our government is broken is the political selection process favoring ideological warriors over pragmatic problem solvers. I introduced my “Funnel of Futility” theory: as ideology becomes increasingly important in … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Business, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Defense, Education, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Food Security, Healthcare, International Security, Leadership, Mathematics, Media, Peak Oil, Policy, Politics, Socialism, Taxes, Technology, Writing
Tagged Democrats, Reflections of a Rational Republican, Republicans, ROARR
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ROARR’s Guiding Principles (Part V): …But Government Has a Role in Mitigating Negative Externalities and Market Failures That Unencumbered Capitalism Can Generate
In Part I of this series, I argued a fundamental reason our government is broken is the political selection process favoring ideological warriors over pragmatic problem solvers. I introduced my “Funnel of Futility” theory: as ideology becomes increasingly important in … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Business, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Defense, Education, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Food Security, Healthcare, International Security, Leadership, Mathematics, Media, Peak Oil, Policy, Politics, Socialism, Taxes, Technology, Writing
Tagged Acid Rain, Cap-and-trade, Democrats, FDA, Reflections of a Rational Republican, Republicans, ROARR, TARP
2 Comments
Reflections of a Rational Republican 