Rand Paul and his father, Ron Paul, have many quotes and attributions stating they favor returning to the stable economic days when the United States backed all of its currency with either gold or silver. I think before anyone jumps on this bandwagon to CrazyTown, we need to really examine the Gold Standard. Gold and…
Whether one is a welder, a foreign diplomat, or a genetic engineer, being educated about the world makes a society better. The Chronicle of Higher Education ran a front-page piece detailing the educational efforts of our state legislators, “How Educated Are Our State Legislators?” Definitely some surprises. Arkansas, for example, ranks higher than Maine. I…
Americans are an ignorant lot. Though pained to state this, I believe that by-and-large Americans are pretty ignorant. Ignorance does not mean “stupid,” ignorance simply means, “uninformed.” Lest you think I am above being ignorant myself, I am not. I realize I am ignorant, though, and the more I learn the more I realize…
> http://blogs.census.gov/censusblog/ One of the best ways to learn about the United States is too look at Census Statistics, or to look at U.S.A Trade data. Why do we call the region south of the Ohio River the Bible Belt? How do we know people are moving to the Southwest? If you want to live…
>Willem Buiter, chief economist at Citigroup, says that the United States needs to get ready to be Number 3 in the world, economically speaking. Don’t come after me, email him. It is inevitable, though. Let’s run some numbers. Population of the United States: …. 310,000,000 people Population of China: ………………1,400,000,000 people Population of India: ……………….1,100,000,000…
>http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=26.078988,50.51239&spn=0.863426,1.167297&z=9&output=embedView Larger Map As the Bahraini Government attacks its own population, I thought maybe I would copy an idea set forth by Time and conduct a little geography lesson on Bahrain. Bahrain‘s government answers to one person, Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (“Hamad, son of Isa; the King”) the literal translation. King Hamad is the…
> On my walk to work this week, I watched workers prepare a stretch of ground for a new sidewalk. I’m a huge fan of sidewalks, and though glad not to have to walk over mud and grass on the way to my office, I was disappointed by a number of aspects of this new…
> Regulation. To many people, “regulation” is a dirty word. Regulation can be, when used appropriately, actually a good thing, and a necessary thing. But, Why? Why do I need the government to tell me what to do, or, what not to do? Good question. As individuals, we typically try to do what is best…
>Young Americans Increasingly Diverse, Census Finds Actually, the title of this article should read, “America is Less White Than 10 Years Ago.” Something like that. That American is less White than in the past should come as no surprise. White America reflects the same lack of population growth that Europe is experiencing. White America is…
>Early this morning, I watched, “The Social Network.” Beside being a great movie, the dialogue, to those really paying attention, offers viewers some clues as to why striving to achieve more is imperative. For those that have seen the movie, remember near the beginning, when Mark Z. is talking with his girlfriend about the number…
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