The nature of the buyer-seller relationship on the marketplace eBay provides an abundant market for crime and chaos. Among stealthy-minded individuals, the flexible nature of eBay provides a marketplace for scamming and fraud. This is evidenced by the straightforward nature of listing and selling items on eBay with little to no verification of the authenticity […]
Category: Economy
How the Trump Administration can Support Lithium Independence
See originally published in Mining.com! America has become unacceptably reliant on foreign competitors for critical materials and manufacturing processes. Post-Cold War assumptions about peace, trade, and eventual liberalizations led the US government and businesses to rely heavily on China – for manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and raw materials. Today, the foreign reliance that brought down costs by […]
The Abandonment of Walkable Cities and the Rise of Urban Sprawl: Why Walkable Cities Should Be The Model For Future Development
The United States has an abundance of unique and vibrant cities, including the iconic skylines of Chicago and New York City. As large chunks of the population have moved towards urban centers, many U.S. cities have seen significant expansion away from the city center, thus developing the phenomenon of sprawling suburbs. At least initially, many […]