Greek Troubles Continue

Greece’s economy and government policies were headline news a few years ago. If Greece and other countries failed to pay Continue reading →

Greenhouse Gases Up Again

Greenhouse gases were up again in the US. A recovering economy and a cold east coast winter produced 2% more Continue reading →

Eliminating Energy Subsidies And Taxes

Governments know their economies need energy, so they subsidize and give tax breaks to fossil fuel and renewable energy companies. Continue reading →

US Lessons From The Romans

No country has proven itself to be eternal. Democracies and republics are not invulnerable. They are filled with great potential, Continue reading →

Social Progress Index

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a handy term for measuring a country’s economy, but it is poor at measuring quality Continue reading →

Argentina Fights Federal Debt

Argentina has found itself the target of predatory lenders. The concern was that a sovereign nation would find itself at Continue reading →

Unsustainable Federal Debt

Ten years ago the US federal debt was considered something to worry about. The Great Recession hit, and the expedient Continue reading →

Taxes Don’t Fix Income Inequality – Yet

Income inequality is so extreme that it is hard to imagine. The disparity just becomes too difficult to accept, despite Continue reading →