“Oil is a natural resource formed by the decay of organic matter over millions of years. And like many other natural resources, oil cannot be produced, only extracted where it already exists. Unlike every other natural resource, oil is the lifeblood of the global economy. The world derives over a third of its total energy
Political leaders have so frequently cried wolf over budgetary spending that voters are skeptical about talk of budgetary crises. This is unfortunate, since deficits should arouse genuine concern, particularly as their size in some industrial countries is daunting. Yet, the absolute size of deficits is not their most alarming aspect. Rather, the persistence of budgetary
News gets old quickly. And yearly wraps can go out of fashion even as January draws to close. But sharing two such links here – notes I read recently which respectively sum up 2018, and neatly list the major events to watch out for in 2019. Both together can be read as a reflection on
A few awesome things I came across this week. Worth sharing, and keeping. This article on two friends at Google. Loved it for many reasons, but mainly for the positive energy. In this world, where so many of the people are tied up in random jobs doing mindless stuff, good to hear about people solving
