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Gov. Palin “knocks it out of the park” with her convention speech…

Gov. Palin “knocks it out of the park” with her convention speech…

Text of the speech… it was amazingly delivered and was hard hitting:
Mr. Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens: I am honored to be considered for the nomination for Vice President of the United States…
I accept the call to help our nominee for president to serve and defend America.
I accept the challenge of a tough fight in [...]

The Challenges of Energy Part I: Electricity

The Challenges of Energy Part I: Electricity

It seems like the world has run out of gas lately - doesn’t it? The supply, in the form of coal, nuclear, oil, and gas, all seems just not to be enough to satisfy our demands for energy. Although prices are fluxuating, the price of oil having dropped significantly lately, the reality is the long [...]

Gone with the Wind? Pickens’ plan for America.

Gone with the Wind? Pickens’ plan for America.

America is facing a serious long-term energy crisis. The price at the “pump” that people are so traumatized by is really the short-term symptom of a longer term problem. As the largest of the two “third world” nations industrialize, India and China, billions of people are rapidly increasing in their wealth, standard of living, and [...]

Shooting Craps - Vegas comes up “snake-eyes!”

Shooting Craps - Vegas comes up “snake-eyes!”

Now I know recession is close at hand. When the purveyors of sex, drugs, and cheap thrills hit the skids - you know the rest of the economy can’t be too far behind. America’s most outrageous city, Las Vegas, is facing a growing multitude of problems, and they all boil down to a single, unavoidable [...]

Why is crude oil (and gasoline) so expensive?

Why is crude oil (and gasoline) so expensive?

I have been getting emails from readers essentially asking me to do a post on oil - why is it so expensive, and what, if anything should be the GOP’s party platform on energy. While energy economics is not my specialty - I do understand commodities markets, and I believe I probably understand better than [...]