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{ Monthly Archives } May 2007

Al Gore, Defender of Reason

As I mentioned before, I have been reading Al Gore’s new book, Assault on Reason, and I am really enjoying it.  Gore is erudite and makes his points, not with hallow rhetoric, but with reasoned analysis, supported by evidence gathered from diverse fields of study including neuroscience and psychology.  He frames the discussion using abundant [...]

Supply and Demand, Not Price Gouging

I am getting annoyed with the rising chorus of pundits and ignorant politicians decrying the current high gasoline prices as “price gouging.”  Even MoveOn.org has jumped on the bandwagon.  Just read Robert Rapier’s entry on the Senate Hearing on Gas Prices to get a feel for how clueless or deliberately showboating our Senators are being.

Okay, [...]