Archive for August, 2008
Market Corrections in a Political Context
In the mid 1990’s I remember going over some financial stuff with my father. He was giving me advice on 401Ks and mutual funds among other things. As we looked over the 1, 3, and 5 year performances of different stocks and funds he just shook his head. When I asked why he was shaking [...]
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Appeasement…Asmeezement…China is the Pro Wrestling Champion of Countries
If you’ve ever seen a “pro” wrestling match, you’re familiar with irate fans yelling at the referee, whose back is to the action, that the “good guy” is getting his brains smashed by the “bad guy” wielding an illegal chair or crowbar within the confines of a “sporting” venue.
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Popularity: 13% [?]
Cheney and Putin: The Evil Twins of the Apocalypse
“It was a dark and stormy night. Separated from their biological mother, twin boys make their way in the world. Both rise through government ranks of their chosen countries to fight the evil empires of the world, ultimately confronting each other.”
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Popularity: 10% [?]
Al Gore’s wallet vs. Developing Nations
As most of you probably know and, as Randall recently reminded me, Al Gore will be speaking at the Democratic National Convention. This reminded us of a post published when we first started TheCandidacy about Al Gore and his speaking fee. Do you think he gets the same fee for this event?
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Education in the Dominican Republic is in a State of Crisis
In part I of this post, I mentioned how colonialism and imperialism have no doubt affected the growth of the Dominican Republic. However, I also proposed that those reasons alone do not tell the whole story. It’s been a long time since Spanish conquistadors and pirates plundered the Caribbean and 40 years since the last [...]
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Sometimes Mother Nature Conspires Against You
It’s been a rough few days at TheCandidacy.com headquarters in the Dominican Republic. A tropical depression dumped a significant amount of rain on the Capital and, you guessed it, caused problems with electricity and internet services.
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Popularity: 8% [?]
Why Doesn’t the Developing World Develop?
I’ve received some interesting email and comments regarding Wednesday’s post about surving in the third world. Each seemingly asking the same question – why? Why is it that much of the developing world is always developing? Why is it that in 2008 the differences between the developed and developing worlds are growing faster than ever?
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Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid’s EPIC FAIL
When Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi aren’t busy presiding over the 110th Congress, they can be seen pitching their insanely boring, uninspiring, and disastrous books which have only sold a combined 6,500 copies.
Popularity: 9% [?]
Popularity: 9% [?]
3 Things you Need to Survive in the Third World
The electric company is allegedly upgrading the service in my sector of Santo Domingo. As a result, the power goes out every Wednesday at 8AM and comes back on at around 5PM. Other than those times, I always have service unless, of course, they turn it off for some other reason or it’s raining.
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Should Voting be Compulsory in the United States?
Recently I wrote about the unreliable youth vote in the United States and conducted a poll of TheCandidacy.com’s readers asking if the U.S. should welcome international election observers. Both posts received a flurry of comments and opinions. So, in keeping with that theme, I’d like to propose a new poll question – Should Voting Be [...]
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