Reorienting National Security Priorities

Below is my plan for reorienting American security priorities, which I think are currently misaligned, often conflicting, and outdated.  This is not a plan for innovation, or financial reform (which is one of the most pressing national issues), or for progressivism.  It’s a plan to increase the long-term durability of homeland security.
Politics, as I’ve learned [...]

Interesting Economic Datapoints

So I’m done with this semester and I was just watching C-SPAN2, which was covering the Senate vote on the automaker bailout.  The vote failed 52-35 or so.  Dow futures were down -325 around the time of the vote.
I am still cash but am getting a bit more antsy to buy than I was before.  [...]

Hawai’i Trying to Be a Better Place

[NOTE:  Some of the stats used in this article are outdated but I think they still capture the depth of Hawai'i's energy risks.]
Hawai’i wants greater energy independence and is taking active steps and forming policies to do so.
This has fascinated me since this summer when I went to visit my brother on O’ahu.  I stayed [...]