We face a prolonged economic slowdown, high unemployment and financial pain. Phin Upham discusses some of the reasons. The current popular debate among the Federati in Washington and the Literati in newsprint is over whether the world will end in fire or ice – whether the US is headed toward hyperinflation or a continued downward spiral […]
An Imaginary Interview with Ali al-Naimi, Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister
Ali al-Naimi met with me last Thursday for lunch at the Dobbs Diner in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He had two eggs over easy with corn beef hash and home fries. I had the French toast with real maple syrup. Ali al-Naimi has been the Saudi Oil Minister for twenty years, but only this year […]
Norwegian Scholars: “Resource And Population Negatively Correlated With War”
A higher carbon footprint is negatively correlated with the outbreak of war and control for income effects, say Norwegian political scientists. They believe that the Nobel Peace Prize this year has been inaccurately linked with the environment. The Norwegian scientists collated convincing historic evidence about war situation and environmental settings globally over the years 1961-1999. […]
Overpopulation needs immediate attention
The world’s population right now is exploding. The United Nations predicted that from 5.3 billion people today, the world’s population is expected to swell to 9.2 billion in 2050, assuming that global fertility among women will drop from 2.05 to 2. Worldwide, the population is growing at 75 million people per year. From 2000 to […]