CARPE DIEM: Thomas Jefferson on Energy and "ROYAL-ties"

Friday, July 04, 2008

What would Thomas Jefferson say today about U.S. energy policy? Probably "Drill, drill, drill"?

Jerry Bower explains.

At 7/04/2008 12:54 PM, Anonymous said...: Happy 4th Dr. Perry. Great site you're running, thanks.
At 7/04/2008 2:11 PM, Anonymous said...: One wonders whether the founding fathers would even recognize their country and in particular, what they would make of the level of government regulation enacted in the "public interest" since the inception of FDR.

Thomas Jefferson would surely be sued by the descendants of Sally Hemings.
At 7/05/2008 10:16 AM, K T Cat said...: No, Thomas Jefferson would suggest that you have a little drink and then fill the quill.

:-)

Dr. Mark J. Perry is a professor of economics and finance in the School of Management at the Flint campus of the University of Michigan. Perry holds two graduate degrees in economics (M.A. and Ph.D.) from George Mason University near Washington, D.C. In addition, he holds an MBA degree in finance from the Curtis L. Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. In addition to a faculty appointment at the University of Michigan-Flint, Perry is also a visiting scholar at The American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.