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November 2014 – By Nothing, For Nothing

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By Nothing, For Nothing. We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom. -Leo Tolstoy / A journey, documented. The longer my bedroom stays clean. The easier it gets dirty. I’ll run late one morning and throw a shirt. Inside out, into the wrong drawer. It will hide there until the next time I open the drawer. But I’ll probably just ignore it. Over time, the inside out shirts will increase. Flung over pillows and desk chairs when the drawers are full. November 17, 2014.

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Hegemonic Decline? | Flotsam/Jetsam

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A rather spirited dude was walking around with a large papier mache missile with a face on it. These folks clearly needed to tighten up their message.) I couldn’t help but think, if not us, then whom? In the past couple of years, I’ve gone back and forth in thinking this: If the U.S. doesn’t intervene, who will? We are the hegemon, and it seems as if we are faced with the task of policing trade and conflict all over the world. October 6, 2014. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Comments...

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Economic Ties with our Neighbor to the North | Flotsam/Jetsam

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Economic Ties with our Neighbor to the North. I intended to post this on October 22, as a reaction to that week’s readings and fall break). How does this relate to International Political Economy? I’ll elaborate: Say you walk into a coffee shop and your coffee costs $4.00 CAN. You only have a $10 bill in USD. You can hand that U.S. $10 to the barista, and she’ll give you back $6 in Canadian currency! 12 dirhams. No dirhams? How about a dollar? Canada didn’t fall as far, and it has recovered faster, but i...

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July 2014 – By Nothing, For Nothing

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By Nothing, For Nothing. We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom. -Leo Tolstoy / A journey, documented. We don’t do decaf here. Slip me inside, pack me up. Hide me in the back of the file cabinet. In that grey cubicle where i “belong”. So i can put food on the table. And money in my folder pockets for safekeeping. Side by side in the dark with the other. Identical organized alphabetized oh so importants. Three hole punch my brain and then. July 28, 2014.

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December 2014 – By Nothing, For Nothing

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By Nothing, For Nothing. We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom. -Leo Tolstoy / A journey, documented. Coming home from college is the loneliest time. When you realize the people you thought you knew have changed. Or maybe you’ve changed. And you don’t mind it until it all comes crashing down, the dip of your collarbones illuminated by Christmas lights and collecting the remnants of mascara running off-track. December 24, 2014. On Sophomore (5/15): November.

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Sophomore (12/15): Another – By Nothing, For Nothing

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By Nothing, For Nothing. We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom. -Leo Tolstoy / A journey, documented. There’s a fire on the mountain. The March winds are sending our snow globe swirling. People jump into the dirt on purpose. The grass is in patches. I find myself wondering if the ancient greeks knew we’d be searching for them after three thousand years. And if anyone will be searching for me. March 31, 2015. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.

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Keeping tabs on a modern economy | Flotsam/Jetsam

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Keeping tabs on a modern economy. In the summer of 2013, I had an internship in the U.S. Equities department of Franklin Templeton. Though my job specifically involved keeping tabs on retail soft-lines (what normal people would just refer to as apparel), I had the opportunity to learn about the macro economy from people’s whose work revolved around studying it. There were essentially two tiers in our department at Franklin: the analysts and the portfolio managers. October 14, 2014. Enter your comment here.

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September | 2014 | Flotsam/Jetsam

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Month: September, 2014. September 25, 2014. Assuming Protectionism Doesn’t Work, How Then Can We Fix Our Domestic Labor Problems? In response to Prof. Dickovick’s post on comparative advantage, I’m thinking about the North Carolinian furniture factory competing with low wages in Malaysia and the higher wages for other industries in the U.S. What does this mean for low-skilled workers in the U.S? September 15, 2014. Capital in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. 8221; the literal answer would be every...

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December | 2014 | Flotsam/Jetsam

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Month: December, 2014. December 4, 2014. International Political Economy: Goldman Sachs Reaction to Proposed Items for Debate at Lexington WTO Meeting*. The Goldman Sachs Group supports the proposed items for debate at this WTO meeting. Our representatives were called away from Lexington in support of one of our clients, and were not able to be present at the talks, but I am speaking to you today by proxy to deliver our platform in summary. In regards to the financial markets, Goldman Sachs as a corporat...

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International Political Economy: Goldman Sachs Reaction to Proposed Items for Debate at Lexington WTO Meeting* | Flotsam/Jetsam

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International Political Economy: Goldman Sachs Reaction to Proposed Items for Debate at Lexington WTO Meeting*. The Goldman Sachs Group supports the proposed items for debate at this WTO meeting. Our representatives were called away from Lexington in support of one of our clients, and were not able to be present at the talks, but I am speaking to you today by proxy to deliver our platform in summary. In regards to the financial markets, Goldman Sachs as a corporation supports measures that improve access...