Category Archives: Economics

The Nation calls; I answer

Posted on 2012/02/21 by

Chris Hayes of The Nation (That famous Liberal bias you can’t find anywhere else) tweeted: chrislhayes Can someone write an awesome, definitive 8-10k magazine article about the current natural gas boom, fracking and climate? kthxbai and I tweeted back: Ed … Continue reading →

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Open, shmopen

Posted on 2012/02/14 by

Open APIs Are the New Open Source By Jay Lyman LinuxInsider 02/14/12 5:00 AM PT There was a time 10 years ago or so when open source was “good enough” — that is, it served as a viable, often lower-cost, … Continue reading →

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TED naysayer bashes OLPC

Posted on 2012/02/09 by

The TED talk Aleph Molinari: Let’s bridge the digital divide! presents a useful though not outstanding addition to the array of computer-based education initiatives, but unfortunately Molinari promotes his program by gratuitously bashing one-to-one computing in general, and the OLPC … Continue reading →

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What about the children, Tony?

Posted on 2011/11/27 by

Former British Prime Minister (and Bush’s poodle) Tony Blair wrote in the Washington Post Ending global aid in a generation I believe that within a generation no country need be dependent on aid. This matters around the world but especially … Continue reading →

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You would teach Muhammad Yunus economics?

Posted on 2011/08/05 by

And you would teach your grandmother to suck eggs? Sunil Nair wrote, in a Google+ conversation with Muhammad Yunus: Profit is always at the expense of someone or something (read natural resources). I replied: Can it be true that both … Continue reading →

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