A DIFFERENT WAY OF BARGAINING
A different way of bargaining is traditional in Somali camel markets. In 1906 Lorenz Hagenback received a request from the German government to supply its …
LESS IS MORE
Less is more is a philosophy more than a statement. Unfortunately, it is a rare commodity in human endeavors. I have just spent almost three …
HOW MANY BLACK FRIENDS
How many black friends do you have, is a question a new U.S. “Late-Night” TV host, who is a female comedian says she frequently asks …
FLOWERS AND BEES IN DENMARK
Flowers and Bees in Denmark. A very viral post on Facebook, recently claimed that, in Denmark, “a law obliges owners of large agricultural lands to …
THE UBIQUITOUS TARTAN
The ubiquitous tartan is everywhere. More resonances cling to tartan than perhaps any other fabric. It’s a stirring visual expression of both history and geography, …
A DANGEROUS U.S. CONUNDRUM
A dangerous U.S. conundrum has become more obvious in the last few years. It has always existed, and is, in fact, incorporated in the U.S. …
SCHOOL FOR LEGISLATORS
It’s time for founding a school for legislators, and for me to return to a theme that has been annoying me for years. I first …
THE DAWN OF WIRELESS ELECTRICITY
The dawn of wireless electricity was actually over a hundred years ago, as far as the science was concerned. However, technology usually takes time to …
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME PART 3
Daylights savings time part 3 is the final blog of the three on this topic. The final one for the time being, I promise. …
DOES WELFARE DISCOURAGE WORK
Does Welfare discourage work? If you ask the majority of economists and politicians around the world, the answer is yes. As a result most countries …