Category Archives: economy

Some Laughs from FW de Klerk

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

FW de Klerk, Apartheid-era South Africa’s last Prime Minister, recently gave one of the all-time stupid speeches by a former leader. In the speech he called for a non-racial approach to politics in South Africa. That de Klerk, always good … Continue reading →

Posted in apartheid, california, economy, more | 19 Comments

Unaffordable Family Formation

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

Regular readers of Steve Sailer know his “affordable family formation” theory very well. Which amounts to Whites having kids when they can afford them. When land is cheap, suburbs all around, and the cost of living is relatively low. But … Continue reading →

Posted in demographics, economy, more, politics, unaffordable family formation | 23 Comments

The New Imperialism?

Posted on March 16, 2011 by

Contrary to popular notions, the world does not run on rainbows, unicorns, and skittles. Modern industrial economies need in particular, oil and gas and coal. With the earthquake in Japan turning Western nations against nuclear power (because of perceived risk), … Continue reading →

Posted in economy, imperialism, more, oil | 21 Comments

Let The Eat Ipad

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

Seeking Alpha reports that: When NY Fed’s Bill Dudley was pressed by a working-class audience about how he can view inflation as low when grocery prices keep rising, his response: “You can buy an iPad2 that costs the same as … Continue reading →

Posted in economy, fed, inflation, ipad, more | 8 Comments

Wisconsin and the Wages of Diversity

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

The mini-riots, union buffoonery, and run-away tactics in Wisconsin, Indiana, and now reportedly Ohio, in response to austerity budgets and restrictions on Union bargaining for things other than wages/benefits, obscures the reality. Diversity means States (and the Federal government) can … Continue reading →

Posted in diversity, economy, more, politics, wisconsin | 13 Comments

Oil Prices Enter the Danger Zone

Posted on January 5, 2011 by

The Financial Times has a scary article detailing how oil prices are entering the Danger Zone. As the graphic shows, OECD countries are shifting from an average of around 1.4% of GDP for the US (oil import expenditure), 1.0% of … Continue reading →

Posted in economy, more, obama, oil, politics | 20 Comments

The LA Times and Green Jobs: Stupid, Lazy, or Politically Correct?

Posted on December 10, 2009 by

The LA Times on its home page had this story, by tiffany.hsu@latimes.com, with the headline “Job growth in California is going green” and the subhead “From January 2007 to January 2008 green jobs increased 5% while total jobs declined 1%.” … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, economy, green, jobs, la times, more, newspapers, pc | 6 Comments

How Sustainable is the New Girl Order?

Posted on August 24, 2009 by

The Wall Street Journal on Saturday, August 22, 2009 ran a story “They Know What She Wore Last Night,” about the website (and book) WhoWhatWear.com, that allows young fashionistas to find out what designer a starlet wore to some event. … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, economy, men, more, women | 24 Comments

Obama’s Economy: Men, Women, and the Welfare State

Posted on May 11, 2009 by

Recently, Business Week had a story on how Male Unemployment has reached post-War highs. Richard Florida (the “creative class” writer) has written about the subject also in the Atlantic. Both Business Week and Richard Florida wondered about the policy challenges … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, economy, men, more, obama, politics, women | 32 Comments

Return of the 1970s

Posted on October 20, 2008 by

While “that 70’s Show” has long since ended it’s run, the 1970’s in America’s cultural and political life never ends. In my post Obama’s America: Is it Jonestown? I explored one aspect of the return of the 1970’s, the eerie … Continue reading →

Posted in 1970s, culture, economy, more, television | 9 Comments