Archive for November, 2008
Above Los Angeles
Posted in Travels, tagged Los Angeles on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
An argument against solar power subsidies – by the Economist
Posted in Politics, tagged Solar Energy on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A brief article a the Economist is briefly touching the area of green policies and why subsidising is bad. Especially Germany is pointed out as a bad example for solar panel subsidies, for it is one of the countries with the least sun exposure.
That is quite contrasting to the argument, Thomas L. Friedman is making [...]
The Oxford Murders – Wittgenstein
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Philosophy on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At the weekend, during the 22nd International Film Festival Brunswick, I watched the movie “The Oxford Murders“, a logical crime puzzle solved by an Oxford professor and his new graduate student. At the beginning of the movie, the philosopher Wittgenstein is introduced. A famous citing of his is used in the beginning:
“Wovon man nicht sprechen [...]
Summary of present world politics, the challenges Obama has to face in the term of his presidency
Posted in Economics, Politics, tagged Economy, Politics on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Economist has published an article called “Obama’s world” on November 6th 2008 describing and summarizing the challenges Obama has to face in the term of his presidency.
The connection between China’s and the USA’s economy, the rise of Russia and its late struggle with Georgia, the Iran question, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Nearly [...]
Reading the Economist
Posted in Economics, tagged Economist, Gulf States on November 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Interesting article on the Gulf States situation
