Category Archives: Economics
Virtual Princes, Virtual Wealth
I start by asserting that the fundamental sources of true wealth are in the earth and the sea. Some people create new wealth by transforming the lives and minerals grown in and extracted from these two sources into useful things … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Literature, Demography, Economics, Government & Politics, History, Technology, wealth
Tagged Amancio Ortega, Bernard Arnault, Bill Gates, Carols Slim, Charles Koch, David Koch, Jeff Bezos, King Ranch Heirs, land, Larry Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg, the land, The Leopard by Tomasi di Lampedusa, the sea, Warren Buffett, wealth
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A 100-Year Lust for Petroleum Brings the Middle East to the Brink of a Water Crisis
The title of this article is my construction from what I learned, yesterday, at a valuable presentation of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), augmented by some other history and writings from this part of the world. The title … Continue reading
Posted in Demography, Economics, Geography, Government & Politics, History, War & Peace, Water
Tagged “Vanishing water landscapes: Perceptions of water scarcity and conflict in MENA", Desertification, Dr. Dan Smith, Environmental degradation, Francesca de Châtel, Jordan River, lines in the sand, Middle East and North Africa, Ottoman Empire, SIPRI, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Sykes-Picot Agreement, Syria, T. E. Lawrence, Turkey, Water, Water Quality, World War One
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