Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Does “Doing the Right Thing” Cost the US?
After multiple foreign corruption scandals came to light in the 1970’s, Congress passed
and President Carter signed into law the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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The Lack of an Israeli Spring
The Arab Spring protests throughout the Middle East this year have had many sources. Some were political; the former regimes of Tunisia and Egypt and the current governments of Syria and Yemen, were all authoritarian regimes posing as democracies with varying degrees of actual freedom.1 These states all had the same leaders in power forContinue Reading
continue readingLocal Investor, Global Risk: Is it Time for an Exit Strategy?
It seems there is no safe place for the individual investor in todays highly technical, volatile, and globally integrated stock market. Domestically, corporate scandals and insider trading leave such an investor defenseless in the face of resulting market fluctuations.
continue readingNUCLEAR ENERGY AFTER FUKUSHIMA
Ever since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in Japan on Mar 11 2011, there has been much media hype on how it compares with the 2 significant nuclear accidents in the 60 years of the history of nuclear energy…
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