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The Happer Letter: Re-Opening the Climate Change Debate

Tom provided us with this article from the WSJ regarding renewed debate on climate change in Australia. In order to expand upon that, I wanted to provide the text of the Happer Letter which is referenced in the article. The Happer Letter Dear Editors: Fifty-four...

Obama’s Cash For Clunkers 2009 Explained

Brian, I’d be really interested to hear why someone would get the same amount of money if they trade in a truck/suv but only get a smaller increase in mpg than someone trading in a car. Any chance you can look into this? Since I don’t trust detroit or their lobby, I...

Health Care Facts and Figures

The healthcare reform debate is heating up. As you listen to the debate, its prudent to have some facts and figures at your finger tips. Total Healthcare Spending Total health care spending was $2.4 TRILLION in 2007, or $7900 per person. Total health care spending...

MLS: The Future is Bright

Professional sports leagues have discovered that they are not immune to the current economic difficulties. Revenue is flat or falling. Fixed costs are high. The weakest franchises in some leagues are losing tens of millions of dollars a year. Amid the carnage, a few...

Are MLS Teams Profitable?

Are MLS Teams Profitable? MLS owners have created the perception that MLS has been losing money since its inception. That operations haven’t created a positive cash flow. And while that may have been true prior to the last couple of seasons and still might be...