Here are a few thoughts about free trade (when I’ve had time to reflect and research a bit more, I plan to publish a more high-brow version on The Thinking Pot; this post reflects primarily my first responses and gut reaction). Free and famous There is a lot in the …
Just a few days ago, my first sight in the morning was a waterfall of droplets cascading down three stories of a wooden stairs, dripping through ceilings and walls, dropping along wooden stairs, and settling in the cellar. My schedule was dramatically re-arranged so I could clean up, although the …
I have been getting ready to analyze data for some social research. Although it sounds boring, entering the data is actually an opportunity to see an overview of the responses to questions. And comments sometimes strike me as amazing. One example is the large number of people who report making …
Watching an announcement on the news today of a lowering in interest rates, the relief is palpable. ‘Back to normal.’ We can forget the crisis, people think, the worst is over, now back to regular life. But it is not so. ‘Regular life’ involves chewing up and breaking down – …