My Host Kapil in the Back Overall Impressions of India Here is a condensed summary of my overall impressions of my recent trip to India. The trip was business, but I got to see a […]
Condensed Summary of India
Off to India
Update: March 19 – Updated my travel blog. I will probably have to split that up into two essays when I have time, and I will add some pictures. Some Local Color Update: March 18 […]
Solar in Abu Dhabi (and Arnhem)
One of the consequences of higher oil prices is that a tremendous amount of cash is flowing into the Middle East and funding business ventures there. I see this a lot in my business dealings, […]
Someone Muzzle This Woman
Would someone please stuff a sock in this woman’s mouth? She is making an absolute fool out of herself every time she speaks: Ferraro: My comment wasn’t racist, it was fact First she says that […]
Debunking Robert Zubrin
A reader asked me a while back to take a look at the claims of Robert Zubrin, and comment. So I took a look at his claims, and while I found things that were wrong, […]
Today’s Stories of Interest
There were quite a few interesting stories today, so here are a few Drumbeat-inspired headlines and excerpts. Gasoline: Painful, and getting worse NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — So gasoline prices are at an all-time high. But […]
Farm Prices Headed North
What prompted my previous essay on the vicious circle that has been started was this story: Farmland prices continue to jump The latest results mirror a trend noted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in […]
A New Gasoline Price Record
Update: I am gasoline-centric like most in the U.S., but as a reader pointed out, diesel prices are way up there as well. Whereas gasoline just barely beat last May’s record, diesel is currently $1.00/gal […]
A Vicious Circle
What a vicious chain of events our politicians have set into motion. It just continues to worsen. It started out innocently enough. Oil prices were climbing. Our energy production was shifting to an ever greater […]
Slow Squeeze
I have been thinking a lot lately about the impact of $100+ oil prices on the world economy. Like many others, I am trying to work out the probable implications – for the overall economy, […]