A very interesting (if not emotionally charged) question that one of the Ted talks asks. Economist Yasheng Huang compares China to India, and asks how China’s authoritarian rule contributed to its astonishing economic growth —… Read More »Does Democracy Help the Economy?
So our friends at PBS Frontline did a show near and dear to my heart about the Airline industry and the cost cutting that has gone on, and questioning whether all these cost cuts are not… Read More »Flying Cheaper but is it Better (Video)
Some folks believe we should tax the rich but getting any government to do too much is never easy since most politicians owe their rich friends.
Can You Kill a City? Going a little off topic with our friends from Ted with a very interesting presentation by Geoffrey West (a physicist) talking about the Mathematics of Cities and Companies, which… Read More »Cities As a Mathematical Model (video)
Defaulting Means something Really Bad CNN Money posted a very interesting set of discussions with former treasury secretary Summers (and also former Harvard President, his views on the Winklevoss twins is, interesting). In this… Read More »Financial Armageddon ?
