As an avid book reader my entire life, thanks to the influence of my mother, and as an academic, I am greatly alarmed at the dramatic...

Republican-led states are passing laws which severely limit the discussion of race, gender, and sexuality in classrooms from K-12 through...

U.S. citizens. These are individuals who were either born in the U.S. or who have become "naturalized" after three or five years as...

Expectations for the success of the newly elected Biden administration in January of 2021 were extraordinarily high among his supporters...

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) was created in 1973-74 in reaction to the oil crisis of the 70s. It is essentially a series of...

A Reaction to the Tragedy at Uvalde. Like most of you, I watched the extensive coverage of yet another senseless shooting at a school in...

I have lived in Florida for a little over 3 years now and Governor DeSantis and the Republicans have failed to carry out their primary...

I had a former student ask me what criteria I used in my decision as to whom I vote for in a presidential election. It’s a good question...

Grassroots Empowerment in Tallahassee. I studied, taught, researched, and wrote about international politics and economics throughout my...

Inflation. The Pew Research Center found out that 39 of 46 economically significant countries (OECD plus 8 other major economies) are...

Oil Prices Again: A Brief Commentary...On March 4 I wrote an essay A Primer on Global Oil Production and on March 8 I wrote an essay A...

A Follow up to A Primer on the Global Oil Market. In a brief essay that many of you read (A Primer on the Global Oil Market), I...

A Primer on the Global Oil Market. The price of oil, which directly affects the price of gasoline, is determined by global supply...

Over the past five days (three of them at the beach) I, just like most of you, have watched the television coverage concerning the...

As I read the newspapers and listen to commentary on the various forms of media, especially social media, I find that most people do not...

Some of you know that my favorite book is All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren. I’ve read it many times and I would occasionally...

A Year after January 6, 2021 There are certain public events that I remember exactly where I was when they happened. These include the...

The Filibuster and Voting Rights The filibuster rule requires a supermajority of 60 votes to pass legislation in the Senate rather than a...

Part Five: Global Inequality and Theories of Development. In part five of my Lectures in Political Economy: Understanding Global...

So, what is actually in the Bi-partisan Infrastructure Bill? Funding for roads and bridges. $110 billion for roads, bridges, and major...