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Playing the Marijuana Market Transition Game

26 September 2018

Download PDF Timeline of US Marijuana Laws California Is Different from Other Legalized States Description and Implications of CA Legislation Marijuana Supply Chain Regulations and Realities P…

Is Our Economy Playing the Demand Side or Supply Side Game?

Which actions should government take to spur economic activity during economic recessions? Liberals tend to believe in Demand Side Economics, that is, demand drives the economy. So during recessions…

Playing the Public Roadways Game

Electric scooters (“e-scooters”) are one of the latest hot new tech toys on the scene. Several start-ups have unloaded thousands of rentable e-scooters onto the streets of major cities in the US. The…

How Do We Defend Against Rogue Drones?

I’ve been reading a lot about drones, and the more I read, the more I’m convinced they’re going to cause a lot of problems, for everyone – citizens, businesses, and government alike. Here’s…

Playing the Microbial Resistance Game, Part 2

A copy of the full analysis can be downloaded by clicking on the link at the bottom of this blog entry. In Part 1 of this analysis, I provided a brief description of the Microbial Resistance…

Playing the Microbial Resistance Game, Part 1

A copy of the full analysis can be downloaded by clicking on the link at the bottom of this blog entry. Infectious diseases are the second leading cause of death worldwide. Since their disco…

Managing the Global Commons, with a Focus on Outer Space, Part 3B

14 January 2015

A copy of the full analysis can be downloaded by clicking on the link at the bottom of this blog entry. The Problem of Space Traffic Management Description of the Problem As we saw…

Managing the Global Commons, with a Focus on Outer Space, Part 3A

07 January 2015

A copy of the full analysis can be downloaded by clicking on the link at the bottom of this blog entry. The Case of Outer Space Now that we have all the boring basics out of the way, we can…

Managing the Global Commons, with a Focus on Outer Space, Part 2

04 January 2015

A copy of the full analysis can be downloaded by clicking on the link at the bottom of this blog entry. In Part 1: Description of the Commons, I provided a definition of the commons, togethe…

Managing the Global Commons, with a Focus on Outer Space, Part 1

04 January 2015

This analysis, Managing the Global Commons, with an Emphasis on Outer Space, has three parts: * Part 1: Description of the Commons * Part 2: Methods of Management * Part 3: The Case of Outer Space…

The Current State of Electric Vehicles Part 6: The Future of Electric Vehicles

06 October 2014

A copy of the full analysis can be downloaded by clicking on the link at the bottom of this blog entry. In Part 1 we learned that the essential factors at issue when considering batteries fo…

The Current State of Electric Vehicles Part 5: The Costs of Manufacturing Li-ion Batteries

05 October 2014

A copy of the full analysis can be downloaded by clicking on the link at the bottom of this blog entry. This section examines the structure of costs associated with manufacturing Li-ion batt…

The Current State of Electric Vehicles Part 4: Current Electric Vehicle Offerings

05 October 2014

A copy of the full analysis can be downloaded by clicking on the link at the bottom of this blog entry. Now let’s take a look at the characteristics of the current offerings of electric vehi…

The Current State of Electric Vehicles Part 3: Electric Vehicles Now Use Lithium-ion Batteries

05 October 2014

A copy of the full analysis can be downloaded by clicking on the link at the bottom of this blog entry. From the beginning, the biggest problem facing all-electric vehicles has been their sh…

The Current State of Electric Vehicles Part 2: The Earliest Electric Vehicles (Hybrids) Used NiMH Batteries

05 October 2014

A copy of the full analysis can be downloaded by clicking on the link at the bottom of this blog entry. The relationship between specific energy and energy density for various types of batte…

The Current State of Electric Vehicles Part 1: Electric Vehicle Battery Basics

05 October 2014

A copy of the full analysis can be downloaded by clicking on the link at the bottom of this blog entry. The following are the essential factors at issue when considering batteries for use in…

Electric Vehicles and Social Welfare

04 September 2014

Terminology/Technical Information Players in the Electric Vehicle Game Current Stages of Adoption of Electric Vehicles Advantages and Disadvantages of Electric Vehicles Energy Inputs and Emission…

Role of Government - Part 5: Critical Issues

In this final blog entry in the series, I summarize what I have covered so far with my proposals for government intervention, I look at the actual role of government in today's society, then I list a…

Role of Government – Part 4: Address Market Failures

In Part 3: Promote a Civil Society, I discussed the role government should play in society that would improve upon anarchy or autarchy from a social standpoint. What I proposed is that government pro…

Role of Government - Part 2: Guidelines for Government Intervention

By taking some lessons from current and past successful and unsuccessful aspects of government, we can establish some guidelines to help determine the role government should play in society that woul…