November 9, 2009: "Rise and Fall of Spain's Golden World" (PHE Case Study #2: ) Goes on Sale This Week.
Rise and Fall of Spain's Golden World is the second in a series of Physical History and Economics (PHE) case studies. It traces parallels in the progression of the Habsburg and Bourbon dynasties with the progression of Spain's regime in the Americas in terms of societal development and patterns of gold and silver extraction. Power profiles are generated andcompared for the dynasties and regime.
To purchase the case study, go here.
November 2, 2009: PHE Research Produces Its First Policy Recommendation
Physical History and Economics research has produced its first practical, specific policy recommendation: that a tax be placed on fossil fuels, especially petroleum, and that the proceeds of that tax be used to make up for projected shortfalls in Social Security and Medicare funding over the next several decades.
This is called "bubble-matching" and can help simultaneously save social
security, medicare and the climate. For more, go here.
September 14, 2009: Physical History and Economics, 2nd Edition is published and online
The second edition of the mini-treatise Physical History and Economics, with significant new materials and examples, has been published and is now available online as a free download here.
Supplement one containing Appendices 3 to 6, including an expanded version of the Spain/New World case study is available online as a download for a small chargehere.
June 9, 2009: This site is -relaunched
The Fast Entropy informational website is launched.
