Atlanta, GA July 4, 2020 “The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival.” – John Adams, July 3, 1776, the day after the Congress voted to declare independence, […]
Atlanta, GA June 21, 2020 This abominable year is only half done, but since it started we feel like we’ve already lived several. And, in a way, we have. As I heard it put recently… We’ve endured a 1918 pandemic, a 1929 depression, 1968 riots, a 2000 bubble, a 2008 crash. And that’s just since […]
Glenn, MI June 7, 2020 As a headline had it during the SpaceX launch last week, it’s a good time to get away from Earth. That’s impractical for us, so we did the next best thing…and ran away from the world. We needed a change of scenery, and some open space, so have returned to […]
Atlanta , GAMay 30, 2020 Last Monday politicians plied the usual platitudes honoring those who “gave their lives so we can be free”, even as they ordered us to cower in our homes, keep away from others, or hide under a mask. As Pat Buchanan put it, we are treated like children awaiting permission to […]
By John D. Breen Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Economics April 1998 What follows is a description of characteristics and features of Sonoma County, California, to be utilized primarily for economic analysis. As a thorough comprehension and useful application of the traditional economic information cannot be attained without an appreciation for the area to […]
Atlanta, GA May 23, 2020 This week I endured a doctor visit and enjoyed a graduation ceremony in ways I never had before. They were the same morning, so I had to rush from one to the other. I arrived at the parking lot at 8:30 for my 8:45 physical…and waited in the car. Within […]
The following was submitted to the Georgia Tech Journal of Economics in 1997. by John D. Breen Georgia Institute of Technology October 15, 1997 The history of Argentina is one of Indian settlement, colonial exploration, republic, military dictatorship, and, more recently, incipient capitalism. Regrettably, it is also one of varying degrees of poverty, a condition […]
Atlanta, GA May 6, 2020 A continuation of a debate between a couple sanctimonious graduate students, published in the Fall of 1996. Part I can be found here. An Election Year Debate: Josh Engel vs. John Breen Originally Published in the University of San Francisco Business Journal (November 1996) Josh Engel Rebuttal I would like […]
Atlanta, GA May 6, 2020 To take our minds from our pandemic…and to remind ourselves things could be worse…today we will discuss politics. Like a CIA Director hoarding classified documents, I consider some parts of my past best left sealed. But as with records related to atomic testing, overthrows of Iranian governments, or assassinations of […]
Atlanta, GA May 2, 2020 My wife is marvelous in many ways. She is beautiful, intelligent, benevolent…and diplomatic. She can lift her husband’s ego, while keeping his feet on the ground. Earlier this week, she did both at the same time. “You should start a blog,” she told him, as his chest expanded and his […]