By now, most anyone who has been paying attention, even peripherally, is probably aware that the so-called “super committee” put together by politicians to reach a compromise about spending cuts has failed miserably. Limping off into the sunset with nary a whine as...
AMA 31 – John Stapleford: Ethics & Public Policy – Part 2
No, the above title is not a typo. According this week’s guest John Stapleford, it is possible for ethics and public policy to have a direct correlation. Stapleford is not only a senior economist for Moody's Economy.com, professor emeritus of economic development at...
Blame Officially Assessed in Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
In case anyone was still wondering who is to blame for the April 2010 explosion that killed almost a dozen workers and set off a monumental Gulf of Mexico oil spill, wonder no more: the official United States government report came out a while back. Let's recap...