by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 11, 2016 | Culture, Economics
It is a common knock against unfettered free markets that there are matters they don’t sufficiently address. Sometimes expressed as the problem of externalities, it’s considered by some as a fatal flaw in the free market principle. Market-based solutions...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 5, 2016 | Environment
A recent study reported on an interesting and “intuitively compelling” theory for the Earth’s history of ice ages and interglacial warm periods. The particulars of the study, which connect low CO2 levels to plant die-off that leads to increased...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 3, 2016 | Economics
During a drive through my old neighborhood in Brooklyn this morning, I passed a building with a “sold” sign plastered over the “for sale” banner that had been affixed to its front. The building used house a steakhouse restaurant, one that I had...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 29, 2016 | Culture, Opinion
An article over at The Federalist posited an interesting question about what society accepts and what it does not. Why Is Transgender An Identity But Anorexia A Disorder, is about where we draw the line between individual choice and mental illness, but it raises a...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 24, 2016 | Economics, Politics
Thoughts on the Brexit This morning’s news that the Great Britain’s voters chose to leave the European Union, a decision that caught the money people of the world by surprise, sent markets tumbling, shocked politicians and prognosticators, and will have...
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