Archive for January 2019

Has U.S. shale oil entered a death spiral?

The bad news coming out of the shale oil fields of America could all be put down to slumping oil prices. That is certainly a big factor. Bu...

In 1776 philosopher Jeremy Bentham wrote a phrase that continues to be central to our modern way of thinking: "[I]t is the greatest hap...

I'm taking a short break from posting this week. I expect to post again on Sunday, January 20.

In a recent conversation a friend of mine offered the following: "There would be no need to vote on anything if we knew the truth....