California gets $14 billion, but what about Georgia?
Region: United StatesATLANTA - "Marijuana could become an ideal agricultural export for Georgia," I inform the concierge. She smiles warmly and says that it is not her decision. I am in an upscale hotel in Atlanta, operating in a broad space t... more
Views: 2051Decriminalizing Drugs in the U.S. May Help Mexican National Security
Region: United StatesIn a recent Wall Street Journal OpEd by the former presidents of Mexico, Brazil, and Columbia, “The War On Drugs Is A Failure,” the core conclusion – as also expressed by the Latin American Commissio... more
Views: 1751Are We Experiencing American Perestroika?
Region: United StatesIt is midday early in the week and I am caught in a sudden and emotional macroeconomic conversation with a New York City cab driver from a former Soviet satellite nation. The issue is the credit card acceptance machi... more
Views: 1974Why We are Coming Out of This Recession Even in the Stink of It
Region: United StatesI have never had a Bank of America account. But given the 80 percent stock price decline Bank of America has experienced since the rushed announcement of the Merrill Lynch acquisition – inclusive of the $20 b... more
Views: 2243String Theory in Journalism – One More Account on Economics
Region: United StatesWe are just beginning to taxi. I am over the wing and listening to the many adjustments happening among the aluminum components and the delicate structures that will govern our scheduled ascent. It is easy to strike... more
Views: 1777Snow and Economic Bellwethers in North Carolina
Region: United StatesI am sitting in a small Italian eatery in Durham, North Carolina – thinking about my morning and about how welcome the construction sounds outside my Raleigh hotel room were just after waking, and the owner comes ove... more
Views: 1326The Obama Inauguration in Promises Streamed and in Found Forgiveness
Region: United StatesThe Obama inauguration demonstrated one of the key promises of his presidency – it was hip and it was brought forward to audiences through a general embrace of technology. He was streamed – at times... more
Views: 940New Protein Found in Freshwater Animal Offers Hope Against Bacterial Strains
Region: United StatesRespect cannot be earned until it is first understood. This is true on playgrounds and in ceasefires and in the many more invisible confrontations that often govern the turning of the world. We have come to ... more
Views: 1439Burger King’s Angry Whopper – a Case Study in Challenging Times
Region: United States
In challenging days such as the ones we are experiencing, it is common to see two lead types of business culture emerge – those that cower and cocoon and those that explore and redefine. They exist as a y... more
Views: 3144Why Journalism’s Pursuit of Gloom Has the Market Wrong
Region: United StatesA recent UK study found that happiness is contagious. President-elect Obama has proven that messages of hope can also have a distinct contagion. It may be helpful to realize this, as the world is subjected to a... more
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