Bombay or bust
2009/09/09 – Will outsourcing our medical services using new digital platforms be necessary to slash the costs of health care?
Why the ‘nonprofit’ option won’t save health care
2009/08/30 – Government-sponsored nonprofit health care may seem like a worthy alternative to the public option – but it doesn’t really guarantee lower costs for anybody.
Do we pay too much for our cheap goods?
2009/08/24 – A new book examines the real price we pay to have consumer goods at relatively low cost – but offers few ideas to get us out of the mess.
What ‘cash for clunkers’ could have been spent on
2009/08/04 – With the program’s environmental and economic benefits nearly negligible, billions could have been better spent encouraging more people to buy cars that make a real difference – plug-in hybrids.
The revenge of Thomas Edison
2009/07/09 – The banning of incandescent light bulbs has been seen as a major victory for the environmental movement – but now they’re making a comeback. Here’s why.
Are American brands really ‘uncool’?
2009/06/26 – The problem with American automakers is not that “liberals” prefer buying foreign brands, but rather that American automakers have a severe branding problem.
Buying patriotism in the age of transparency
2009/06/23 – Obama’s push for all of us to “Buy American” should make us realize the need for real, raw information to be made readily available to consumers.
What a $300,000 parking space means for the rest of us
2009/06/15 – Recently, a parking space in Boston was purchased for $300,000. What implications does this sale have on our transportation future?
