Tag Archives: food prices
What You Can Do About the Drought and Rising Food Prices
Can you believe it? Yesterday European Central Bank President Mario Draghi failed to clarify what he meant last week when he promised business leaders in London to do “whatever it takes to preserve the euro.” Traders were looking for concrete … Continue reading
Celebrating Independence Day with Gratitude
Uncompromising independence and limitless personal freedom were once essential to the American character. According to popular American folklore, they still are. We have some reservations. No doubt, America was at one time the land of the free. Of course, that … Continue reading
Requiem for a Dictator: Kim Jong-il
There are places on the face of the earth where, although the sun may occasionally shine, they’ve never seen a ray of light. There’s a cold dry Siberian no man’s land that extends east from the Ural Mountains to the … Continue reading
Teach a Man to Fish
Food is one of life’s vital essentials. Procuring enough food to meet one’s daily needs is a rudimentary survival requirement. So, too, people’s ability to sustain themselves is essential to a functioning economy. Hunger, for sure, is a great motivator. … Continue reading
