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Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Gas Pains
I’ve been watching them change the gas prices around here on practically a daily basis, and on the whole gas is about $6.20 per gallon in the Bay Area. Here’s a nationwide view:
A Hedged Bet On An Oil Shock
The Stuff of Nightmares
For a kid from the cold war like myself, it’s troubling to know that we aren’t at the end of history after all:
(more…)Sanctioning Ourselves
An Economic World War III
President Biden deserves credit for having so far avoided World War III. He has resisted calls to impose a no-fly zone over the Ukraine, which would lead to war with Russia, and he has clearly signaled he has no intention of fighting Russia.
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