IT IS VERY SATISFYING TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, as we weekly receive emails with ideas, links and commentary. This week we received this unfortunate email from a reader about refugees fleeing to the Greek Islands. "De retour de 2 semaines idylliques de voile dans les îles grecques, et pourtant voilà ce qui s'y passe.... Des centaines … Continue reading “Back from Sailing in the Idyllic Greek Islands, and Yet This is What Happens There”
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How Would We Survive if the United States Lost its Power for 18 Months?
Transmission substation WE ARE INCREASINGLY RECEIVING SUGGESTIONS OF TOPICAL INTEREST FROM OUR READERS AND WANT TO SHARE THEM. This topic is particularly compelling given the current state of unrest in the World. Herb Whittall, a passionate follower of Vero Beach utility issues, who now serves as Chairman of the Vero Beach Utility Commission, suggested this … Continue reading How Would We Survive if the United States Lost its Power for 18 Months?
Guest Commentary on Economic Conditions
Bill Britton - 1960 Freelance Writer - John Hopkins University Background writer for a McKinsey partner who writes for Foreign Affairs Tom, The twin drivers of economic growth are population increases and consumer spending, but economic growth for growth's sake is unsustainable over the long term. By "long term," I mean thousands of years (indeed, … Continue reading Guest Commentary on Economic Conditions
Disturbing E-Mail Forwarded by a Reader
WE WERE RECENTLY FORWARDED AN EMAIL FROM A LOYAL READER NAMED SAM, who exchanges emails with his friend Anthony in the UK. Both these men are intellectuals corresponding about important world affairs. (Sam also emailed me an extensive document about the background and mission of ISIS, which is very deep and needs study.) Here is the … Continue reading Disturbing E-Mail Forwarded by a Reader
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Last week we have received an outpouring of feedback on various issues previously published. First of all, you should know that from time-to-time we do have someone unsubscribe from Vero Communique because they "get too many emails" or they are "too busy." But this week we had one person unsubscribe because he "didn't agree with … Continue reading Spicy Reader Feedback
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