Grassroots Empowerment in Tallahassee
Grassroots Empowerment in Tallahassee. I studied, taught, researched, and wrote about international politics and economics throughout my...
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Apr 8, 20223 min read
Inflation
Inflation. The Pew Research Center found out that 39 of 46 economically significant countries (OECD plus 8 other major economies) are...
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Apr 2, 20223 min read
Oil Prices Again: A Brief Commentary
Oil Prices Again: A Brief Commentary...On March 4 I wrote an essay A Primer on Global Oil Production and on March 8 I wrote an essay A...
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Mar 8, 20225 min read
A Follow up to A Primer on the Global Oil Market
A Follow up to A Primer on the Global Oil Market. In a brief essay that many of you read (A Primer on the Global Oil Market), I...
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Mar 4, 20224 min read
A Primer on the Global Oil Market
A Primer on the Global Oil Market. The price of oil, which directly affects the price of gasoline, is determined by global supply...
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Feb 28, 20224 min read
Observations concerning the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Over the past five days (three of them at the beach) I, just like most of you, have watched the television coverage concerning the...
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Feb 3, 20224 min read
What are Liberals and Conservatives?
As I read the newspapers and listen to commentary on the various forms of media, especially social media, I find that most people do not...
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Jan 30, 20225 min read
All the King's Men
Some of you know that my favorite book is All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren. I’ve read it many times and I would occasionally...
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Jan 17, 20224 min read
A Year after January 6, 2021
A Year after January 6, 2021 There are certain public events that I remember exactly where I was when they happened. These include the...
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Jan 3, 20225 min read
The Filibuster and Voting Rights
The Filibuster and Voting Rights The filibuster rule requires a supermajority of 60 votes to pass legislation in the Senate rather than a...
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Nov 10, 202117 min read
Lectures in Political Economy - Understanding Global Hegemony and its Implications: Part Five
Part Five: Global Inequality and Theories of Development. In part five of my Lectures in Political Economy: Understanding Global...
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Oct 5, 20214 min read
So What is in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and the Infrastructure Reconciliation Bill?
So, what is actually in the Bi-partisan Infrastructure Bill? Funding for roads and bridges. $110 billion for roads, bridges, and major...
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Oct 4, 20214 min read
Lectures in Political Economy - Understanding Global Hegemony and its Implications: Part Four
Part Four: The Theory of Hegemonic Stability and Regime Change. The theory of hegemonic stability and regime change is associated with...
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Sep 29, 20216 min read
Biden's Afghanistan Decision
Biden’s Afghanistan Decision. For many years I did not believe that I would live to see another American conflict that would last as...
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Sep 27, 20218 min read
Lectures in Political Economy - Understanding Global Hegemony and its Implications: Part Three
Part Three: The Rise and Relative Decline of the United States (US) as the Second Global Hegemonic Power. The post-1945 era ushered in...
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Sep 21, 202114 min read
Lectures in Political Economy - Understanding Global Hegemony and its Implications: Part Two
Part Two: The Rise and Decline of Great Britain as the First Global Hegemonic Power. We now begin our study of the historical...
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Sep 20, 20217 min read
Lectures in Political Economy - Understanding Global Hegemony and its Implications: Part One
Part One: Understanding the Rise of the Modern State. The modern state, as we know it today, arose in Europe. In part one of my larger...
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Aug 30, 20218 min read
Understanding Anti-Intellectualism, Facebook, Family, and Politics
Understanding Anti-intellectualism, Facebook, Family, and Politics. In the summer of 1976, one of my professors recommended that I read...
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Aug 19, 20213 min read
Growing Resistance to DeSantis' Failure to Deal with COVID
Growing Resistance to DeSantis’ Failure to Deal with COVID 19. Florida, with a population that represents 6.5 percent of the United...
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Jul 15, 202110 min read
The Voting Rights Cycle for African Americans
The Voting Rights Cycle for African Americans. Voting rights for African Americans can be viewed as a repeating cycle from...
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