E.C. Mendenhall

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January 9, 2008
E.C. wrote Re: Re: Is American capitalism inherently wasteful?
"How different, philosophically, is American capitalism from French capitalism? It's much less than people imagine." --Paul Krugman, 'Re: Is American Capitalism inherently wasteful?' Is this beca... Read More 
January 9, 2008
E.C. wrote Re: What changed your mind about climate change?
The Stern Review, commissioned by the British Treasury in 2006, which concluded that investing 1% of global GDP could prevent warming, and that failure to do so could result in the loss of 20% of w... Read More 
January 9, 2008
E.C. wrote Re: Re: Is climate change a human rights issue?
Climate change itself may not be a human rights issue -- though evidence seems to indicate that rich nations have created most of the problem, and poor ones will bear the brunt of the costs -- but ... Read More 
January 8, 2008
E.C. wrote Re: Re: How do we manage intellectual property online?
Of course software patents and other bad digital property rights schemes stifle creativity -- there's simply no incentive to innovate when it's easier to extort. The bigger problem is that the la... Read More 
January 7, 2008
E.C. wrote Re: Is ethanol overhyped?
Absolutely. Ethanol may be the dumbest idea in recent history, putting a green guise on pricey handouts. The "Energy Independence and Security Act," passed by Congress this year, will push US eth... Read More 

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