Monthly Archives: August 2008

Schumpeter and Capitalism

Posted on August 31, 2008 by echenard

The talk of bailouts for Wall Street had me remembering an old economist by the name of Joseph Schumpeter. He was the former finance minister of Austria Hungary during WWI and later came to the US as a professor. Schumpeter … Continue reading →

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Evil Empire & Co.

Posted on August 21, 2008 by echenard

So now we have it confirmed, Russia is using Chechen mercenaries in Georgia to terrorize Georgians. We are not talking about former rebels, these guys sold out to their own people and now in this tough part of the world … Continue reading →

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The New Cold War?

Posted on August 21, 2008 by echenard

It seems that Putin has decided to flex his muscles in a rather interesting although not all that surprising way.  I say Putin because it’s obvious he’s really the one in charge in Russia, president or not.  This was a … Continue reading →

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Now Available on Facebook

Posted on August 17, 2008 by echenard

As I build this new blog, I am making it easier to find when I post.  So there are the RSS feeds and now, Facebook.  it’s in my mini feed, so if you are a friend of mine, it will show … Continue reading →

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Welcome to My New Blog

Posted on August 17, 2008 by echenard

I have been blogging for 2 years now, I started it as an experiment to regular webpaging of my articles.  I liked it and decided it was time to marry the two together.  So here it is, the new Echenard.com … Continue reading →

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