Today’s links to interesting news and analysis, collected from around the Internet. If you find this useful, pass it to a friend or colleague.
- From one of the world’s few real futurists: “The Next Big Thing: Anger Management“, Martin van Creveld, Foreign Policy, 15 April 2009 — “Big Brother is coming. So what are we going to do about it?”
- Good news: “An unconventional glut“, The Economist, 11 March 2010 — “Newly economic, widely distributed sources are shifting the balance of power in the world’s gas markets”
- In Jeopardy, the answer would be $56,000 per home: “Broadbandits – What’s wrong with the FCC’s plan to bring high-speed Internet access to rural America“, Chris Wilson, Slate, 16 March 2010
- “Just how dangerous is Mexico?“, Ian Bremmer, blog of Foreign Policy, 16 March 2010
- About the most interesting book of the year: “The predictioneer: Using games to see the future“, New Scientist, 17 March 2010
- Technical but valuable analysis: “How will an RMB revaluation affect China, the US, and the world?“, Michael Pettis (Prof at Peking U), 17 March 2010
- “The Gender Degree Gap and The Great Mancession“, Mark Perry (Prof Economics, U Michigan), Carpe Diem, 17 March 2010
- Good questions, but we’ll never get the answers: “The Pentagon Church Militant and Us – The Top 5 Questions We Should Ask the Pentagon“, William J. Astore, TomDispatch, 18 March 2010
- Clear, brief explanation: “Stagflation Versus Hyperinflation“, Paul Krugman, blog of the New York Times, 18 March 2010 — The short version is “hyperinflation is always and everywhere a fiscal problem”
- From the last American guru” “Taking the Tenth – The Last Hope“, Fred Reed, 19 March 2010 — Provocative and insightful, as always
A revealing snapshot of modern American thinking
- “Governors Seek $1 Trillion {more} in Federal Aid Over 2 Years“, New York Times, 3 January 2009
- “States’ Rights Is Rallying Cry for Lawmakers“, New York Times, 16 March 2010
For another perspective on our thinking see
- “The Perils of Pay Less, Get More“, New York Times, 16 March 2010
- A look at our government’s debt – rising because we like to spend, 29 December 2009