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August 19, 2011
Spend Your Foreign Currency and Help the World Economy
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After the American Century Times are bad, so it is time to use all the resources that consumers have at their fingertips. According to a Da...
August 11, 2011
Should Greece Exit the Euro?
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After the American Century Some time ago in this space I suggested that giving money to the Greeks would not solve their problems, and t...
August 06, 2011
Declining US Power: Standard and Poor Downgrades US Government Debt
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After the American Century The decision is a milestone on the road to decline. Standard and Poor has decided that US government debt is...
August 04, 2011
Summer Reading While Traveling: Henry James, Agatha Christie, and Thoreau
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After the American Century I did not plan it, but my short summer vacation was made even more pleasant by the reading I happened to do ...
July 20, 2011
Moon Landing Anniversary and the Decline of Wonder
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After the American Century I vividly recall where I was and who I was with on this day, July 20, in 1969 when Niel Armstrong became ...
July 15, 2011
The insecurity of computer systems
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After the American Century The insecurity of computer systems, discussed previously in this space, is once again in the news. The American ...
July 14, 2011
Wake Up Republicans: Government is not a Business
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After the American Century The idea that the US government could choose to default is a fundamental misconception. Government is not a ...
July 12, 2011
On the Line: Reading Harvey Swados
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After the American Century As part of my research on the history of the assembly line in the United States, I have been reading Harvey ...
July 11, 2011
Different Default Situations: US vs. EU
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After the American Century Both the EU and the US are struggling with massive public indebtedness, and in each case the problems emerge...
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