think, feel, act…
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Israel has much for which to answer. And it has some gruesomely dark patches in its history (Chatilla and Sabra tweak a memory?). But it cannot be denounced for acting without restraint in this most recent action. Nor is it reasonable to try put “proportional response” in any scales that tip against Israel’s strikes into Gaza.Friday, July 25, 2008
Amnesty Internal Urgent Appeal
Are the 16 people detained during a non-violent demonstration prisoners of conscience? Two of them have vanished in custody. Amnesty International is worried about their safety.
EGYPT
Ahmed Afifi and Mohamed Taher were arrested while participating at a peaceful protest in the city of Alexandria on 23 July. It is not known where they [...]
Sunday, July 20, 2008
In part 1 I laid out the general case against the industry. In part 2 I set out time-tested public policy responses to address the lack of competition in the oil industry. In this, the final part, I will directly address the question of speculation.
Speculation is fueled by the expectation of immediate or very short [...]
Friday, July 18, 2008
In part one of this series I demonstrate the inherent lack of competitive forces in the vertically integrated, highly concentrated oil industry.
Some have responded that the oil industry is extremely competitive, pointing to junior exploration companies and the like duking it out to find a well.
To a great extent and in some countries that observation [...]
