Happy Holidays from LinkedIn

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How to Fix the BCS

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The Bowl Championship Series saw its most chaotic weekend, possibly ever, when Oklahoma, Oklahoma  State and Oregon all lost to seemingly lesser opponents. The result is a BCS top three consisting of LSU, Alabama and Arkansas. Three schools from … [Continue reading]

A Higher Tax on Gas?? Bring It On!

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CNN ran a story today about the CEO of GM adovcating for an $1 increase to the current gas tax. His reasoning was that the $1 tax would do more in reducing America's reliance on gas and foreign oil than stricter fuel efficiency standards for vehicles … [Continue reading]

Review: The Shallows

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I recently finished The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to our Brains by Nicholas Carr. I had the opportunity to see him speak last fall and had wanted to read the book since that time. I finally completed it. I won't try to review the book in … [Continue reading]

The Economics of Blogging

Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations is referenced as one of the founding texts of modern economics.

I redesigned my blog today and as part of that redesign and another effort at self-improvement I am going to attempt to blog more frequently. Hopefully I will find my voice, but until I do the blog will be a hodge podge of whatever suits me at the … [Continue reading]