As the world's national and regional economies have become more and more interdependant, the world economy is now looking for like a a grid with hundreds of interconnected nodes, comprised of nodes of a smaller scale. The world has already changed. Economics can no longer be spoken of in terms of regionalism or nationalism. Everything must be considered on a global scale. The world is now changing faster than it ever has. We're here to present our understanding and analysis of events and changes to help you understand our new world.

The Checkout Line: to express or not to express

I stopped by my local HEB tonight for some milk and strawberries this evening. While I should have thought that Sunday at 5:30pm was the worst time I could have shopped for groceries, I had an aha moment while waiting in the long lexpress checkout line.