June 21, 2012

The Law of the Sea Treaty: A View from Below

Will the U.S. benefit at all from this latest spat of international "negotiations"?

September 28, 2011

Caution, Double Dip Ahead

The Federal Reserve is in a deep hole. The first policy rule when one is in a hole is stop digging. I fervently hope the Fed will. But I do not expect to read about it in the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee.

May 13, 2011

Protection from Oil Price Surges and Inflation

A financial mechanism exists to moderate the swings in oil markets, if only the political will to use it can be mobilized.