Essays 2005-2007:
 
"Trade & Protectionism" (Global Envision) - June 14th, 2006 (html)
 
"US Government Favoritism Hurts Vietnamese Shrimp Farmers" (AWorldConnected.org) - April 22nd, 2006 (html)
 
"The Man Who Controls Venezuela" (RealClearPolitics.com) - March 18th, 2006 (html)
 
"The Man Who Controls Venezuela" - March 10th, 2006 (html)
 
"Mexican Avocados and Chinese Shoes" (AWorldConnected.org) - November 8th, 2005 (html)
 
"Mexican Avocados and Chinese Shoes: Free-Trade in the 21st Century" - October 15th, 2005 (html)
 
"A Lessons from the Braceros: Don't Trust the Government with your Money" - September 30th, 2005 (html)
 
"Wal-Mart in Teotihuacan" - September 15th, 2005 (html)
 
"Really, You Went to Cuba? How was it?" - August 31st, 2005 (html)
 
"The Case Against the Cuban Embargo" - August 14th, 2005 (html)
 
"Che Guevara: The Man Behind the Icon" - August 13th, 2005 (html)
 
"Cuban Capitalists and What They Mean to the Future of their Country" - July 28th, 2005 (html)
 
 
Letters to the Editor:
 
"Oil Smuggling is Only Half the Problem" The Wall Street Journal, March 17th, 2007 (pdf) 
 
"Social Security Facts" - The Honolulu Advertiser, April 17th, 2005(html)
 
"Bush, 'Bigots', and Immigration" - The Union-Tribune, February 20th, 2005 (pdf)

"The 'We' of Our Society Goes Much Deeper than Social Security" - The Los Angeles Times, January 27th, 2005  (pdf)

"Are Stock Options Really an Expense?" - The Wall Street Journal, Long and Short Mailbox, July 25th, 2004  (pdf)

"The Social and Economic Costs of Immigration" - The Wall Street Journal, March 24th, 2004 (pdf)

"Imports, Exports and the Balance of Payments" - Jeff Faux of EPI and The Washington Post, August 15th, 2003 (pdf)

"With Regards to Draft, Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right" - Dennis Duggan at Newsday.com, January 29th, 2003 (pdf)

"War Isn't Good for Economy" - Investors' Business Daily, August 27th, 2002 (pdf)

 

Selected Essays Prior to 2005:*

*(Below is a sampling of a few essays that I have written over the years. Reading back over them I realize some of my opinions have changed and I hope my grammar has improved. Most are still in a rough-draft form. Still, I feel they are a good representation of my work.)

Numbers, Money and New Definitions, February 9th, 2004 (pdf)

Exerpt: "President Bush just proposed a $2.4 trillion budget for fiscal 2005. To put that in perspective, that money stacked in $1 bills could reach from New York to Los Angeles more the 60 times. Or does that put it in perspective? It is a ton of money. But when you talk about money stretching across the country through, it's hard to conceptualize. Multiply that times 60 and it only gets tougher. So $2.4 trillion begins to lose its meaning in terms of our everyday lives."

Giveth and then Taketh Away, February 5th, 2003 (pdf)

Exerpt: "The government is not going to 'give' money to Clinton; they are just not going to take as much away. That may seem like a minor point but it is actually quite important, especially when the former President seems unable to make the connection."

The Importance of Economic Growth, December 28th, 2002 (pdf)

Exerpt: "In the U.S. the average income is roughly $30,000 and in Brazil it is currently around $6,500. Where can we expect be in 100 years? The tables below tell the story."

An Issue Worth Protesting, October 17th, 2002 (pdf)

Exerpt: "The Celebration for the Critters is an annual fundraiser with all proceeds going to the Center for the Reproduction of Endangered
Species. You would think this event, put on by individuals who have dedicated their lives to saving endangered species, would be looked upon favorably by PETA but apparently not. As ticket holders to the event approached the main gates they were greeted by numerous protesters holding signs which read 'Keep Elephants in Africa, Not in Cages.' "

A Tax Cut for the Wealthy, March 7th, 2001 (pdf)

Exerpt: "For the past year we have heard the newly elected President push for a tax cut, that in his words, would 'benefit all Americans.' But is this really the case? Just as many times we have heard the voice of his opposition proclaiming it's a tax cut for the wealthy."