The Haves and the Have Nots: Access to Computer Data Bases

I was delighted to find this article about those who can and can’t get access to the computer bases of academic articles called JStor.  The world is really dividing into…

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Globalizing Farm Land

An interesting side effect of the “food crisis” (I’m still not sure I like that name) is that the hunt is on for agricultural land outside the nation state. The…

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How to Deal with the Food Crisis

The title of this article in the Wall Street Journal is “‘Saudi Arabia of Milk’ [that’s New Zealand in case you hadn’t guessed] Hits Production Limit.” Don’t let that fool…

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