After weeks of deliberation and questioning the rationale for staying on Substack, I have made the conscious decision to return to WordPress. Chasing after a much larger readership on Substack was only going to be justified by having people purchase… Read More ›
Autarky
Autarky: would it be better for a country to produce everything it needs in its own territory? — Veriti Global
The 2008 financial meltdown, which started on Wall Street, rippled around the world, leading some to question the advantages of economic interdependence. Thank you for reading this post, don’t forget to subscribe! New political figures such as Donald Trump, in… Read More ›
Graphene: Why King Coal Will Soon Reign Again by Manorial Meerkat — Futurism Forever
Graphene. If you’ve heard that word at all, you’ve probably heard of it as some futuristic wonder material, but never got an in depth explanation of what it is or what it does. Graphene is a lattice of carbon atoms,… Read More ›
Why raising interest rates to reduce inflation may work out very badly — Our Finite World
Are we headed for very high energy prices? Or, are we headed for a financial system that starts falling apart? The whole economic system may change remarkably. For example, what many people thought was money, or a promised pension plan,… Read More ›
Update (16 March 2022)
As promised, I recently uploaded the next batch of .pdf documents to the Digital Library. This new batch are related to theoretical research and technical reports on the interest in Zero-Carbon Fuels over the past ten years. Some other documents… Read More ›
Compendium: Impact of Work-Standard on Trade Policies
Unlike regular national economics, the field of international economics covers a broader political dimension that spans the entire planet. It is normal for nation-states to engage in international trade with others for whatever they need for their own economies. The… Read More ›
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