Category Archives: Sustainable Economies

Deregulation Causes Economic Collapse

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Edwin Lee

Marketplaces are to the flow of commerce what highways and intersections are to the flow of traffic. We negotiate with one another in marketplaces to transfer the goods and services of modern life from suppliers to buyers. We negotiate with … Continue reading →

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How we abuse entitlements and mismanage intrinsic conflicts to cripple our nation. Part 2

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Edwin Lee

“We have met the enemy and he is us.”  (Walt Kelly in Pogo) Managing Intrinsic conflicts Where two or more people are involved in a system, or in a system and its operating environment, there are intrinsic conflicts because individuals … Continue reading →

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How we’re killing American innovation and why it matters

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Edwin Lee

I can proclaim myself to be an authority on innovation because I hold 23 US Patents, co-founded two successful electronics companies and co-founded two other intense learning experiences. Having, somewhat ironically, tried to establish my authority solely based on a … Continue reading →

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Tim Geithner demonstrates that he is part of the deregulation mess

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Edwin Lee

Until today, I’ve hesitated to include Tim Geithner as part of the financial problem, incapable of leading us to a solution (although I’ve long believed that Larry Summers is the Donald Rumsfeld of Finance). After Geithner’s talk yesterday at the … Continue reading →

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How we abuse entitlements and mismanage intrinsic conflicts to cripple our nation. Part 1

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Edwin Lee

“We have met the enemy and he is us.”  (Walt Kelly in Pogo) This multi-part essay suggests how we’ve gotten ourselves into the political, economic and religious mess we’re in today and indicates how we might go about making major, … Continue reading →

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The World That Trade Created: society, culture and the world economy 1400 to the present (Book Review)

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Edwin Lee

The title is the least interesting thing about this book by Kenneth Pomeranz and Steven Topik, professors of History at UC Irvine and two people who know how to tell fascinating stories. It is a wonderful collection of historical vignettes … Continue reading →

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