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I have my regular Rotary meeting at noon today and an evening meeting of our Rotary medical equipment committee, so not much time for blogging. But, here are two really interesting stories to read.
First, readers of this blog know my great interest in modern piracy. Well, William Langewiesche has a great article in Vanity Fair about the pirate seizure of Le Ponant last spring. It's a lengthy article, but I found it fascinating.
Second, readers of this blog also know of my preference for preventing the collapse of General Motors. Well, this article in Washington Monthly points out that the US government has a long, successful and profitable (for the taxpayers) history of bailing out US firms, including the railroads (twice), Lockheed, Chrysler and the US airline industry. It's well worth a read.
First, readers of this blog know my great interest in modern piracy. Well, William Langewiesche has a great article in Vanity Fair about the pirate seizure of Le Ponant last spring. It's a lengthy article, but I found it fascinating.
Second, readers of this blog also know of my preference for preventing the collapse of General Motors. Well, this article in Washington Monthly points out that the US government has a long, successful and profitable (for the taxpayers) history of bailing out US firms, including the railroads (twice), Lockheed, Chrysler and the US airline industry. It's well worth a read.
