Looking Back – 2011 Edition

Looking Back – 2011 Edition

Well, 2011 has been an eventful year, both for me personally, the United States, and the world at large.

Relentless Downward Spiral

Relentless Downward Spiral

Posted by: on Jan 22, 2012 | No Comments

I figure that you all are intelligent people and have realized that my schedule at training doesn’t allow me to write as often as I could at my station.  Still, I saw some news this week that gave me pause: that S&P had downgraded the EFSF emergency fund (Reuters).  Now, I understand the cold logic behind this, but I also question whether such a move will actually solve any of the problems the Eurozone continues to face.

Looking Back – 2011 Edition

Looking Back – 2011 Edition

Posted by: on Dec 28, 2011 | No Comments

Well, 2011 has been an eventful year, both for me personally, the United States, and the world at large.

Super Failure

Super Failure

Posted by: on Nov 21, 2011 | No Comments

I usually never have the energy to write after a 13 hour shift at work, but today’s confirmation of the Super Committee’s failure made me too angry not to.  Because a plan really isn’t that hard to come up with.

Exploring Economics Programs – No Idea Where To Start

Posted by: on Nov 20, 2011 | No Comments

Well, I intended to do another post on the Euro, focusing on Germany this time, and I still might.  But when I sat down at my computer what I first started researching was a way to get an undergrad. degree in economics online since I’ll be bouncing around too much in the CG to really go to a brick & mortar campus.  The affordable options are surprisingly limited.  

To Solve This Crisis, Just Take a Deep Breath and Calm Down

To Solve This Crisis, Just Take a Deep Breath and Calm Down

Posted by: on Nov 13, 2011 | No Comments

Things are evolving so quickly in the Eurozone that I’m sure this will be out of date as soon as I write it.  Or maybe not.  This is more a general thought about the crisis than a particular focus on one part.