The current oversupply of Anchorage mayoral candidates reminds me of a circus clown car filled with idiots preparing to drive off a deadly cliff.

Is any one of these candidates willing to get out of the clown car and become a national historical leader? Our city and our nation require the leveraged sale of…

Continue ReadingThe current oversupply of Anchorage mayoral candidates reminds me of a circus clown car filled with idiots preparing to drive off a deadly cliff.
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A driver moves his "push taxi" along the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on November 8, 2014. For decades, Atlantic City was a popular vacation destination, with casinos, sandy beaches and the boardwalk running along the Atlantic Ocean. But New Jersey has fallen on hard times as four of its once-bustling gambling casinos have closed. Trump Plaza, built in 1984, formally closed its doors on September 16. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Why the media don’t get Detroit–and why it matters

With the continued low price of oil, is it possible that Anchorage will enter the list of cities that will have an emergency manager “austerity enforcer” like Detroit had? Or…

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If the price of oil continues to remain low the Alaskan economy will crash hard and the human suffering in Alaska will exceed the suffering during the late 1980s

Many families will lose their homes, personal savings will diminish and it will be many years before any signs of recovery. The fact is that this suffering is totally unnecessary.…

Continue ReadingIf the price of oil continues to remain low the Alaskan economy will crash hard and the human suffering in Alaska will exceed the suffering during the late 1980s