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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 [...]

Has the “oil bubble” finally burst?

Has the “oil bubble” finally burst?

Back on June 23, I wrote a piece entitled “Why is Crude Oil (and gasoline) so expensive?” Since then, I’ve received quite a few emalis and comments to that piece - many of which essentially chastising me for not adopting the “drill here, drill now” framework as being the main lynchpin to solving US oil [...]

What would Iran’s nuclear weapons mean for the United States?

What would Iran’s nuclear weapons mean for the United States?

I am sure that my readers have all been watching this week Iran’s missile tests. Iran launched a series of missiles to demonstrate its capability to deliver warheads at medium-range distances (2000 km). While there is some dispute as to how many missiles it has launched over the last three days - the message from [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]