Robert Ross


Fracking: Reshaping the Economic Landscape at Home and Abroad

It’s no secret that the tectonic plates of global energy are shifting. The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects the US to surpass Saudi Arabia as the world’s top oil producer in 2015… transforming a former leading energy importer into a net exporter. But it’s not just oil: the IEA also contends that the US overtook […]

Political Math, Empty Threats, and Demographics: the Crimean Crisis in a Nutshell

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few weeks, you’ve probably heard there’s been some happenings...

Capitalism Finds a Way: China’s New Special Economic Zone

Those living in developed countries take many benefits for granted. Whether it's clean water, a stable electrical grid, or...

SpacEx, Orbital Sciences, and the Myth of the Private Space Program

At the conclusion of SpaceX's maiden voyage to the International Space Station, pundits from both sides of the aisle...

Cashing In On Japan’s Debt Conundrum?

Is a race to a most unwelcome finish line – a sovereign default on debt – brewing? The Japanese...

Don’t Get Too Comfortable: How Spirit Airlines Nickel-and-Dimed Its Way to the Top

Ever since I booked my first flight to attend a photography seminar at Stanford, I remember my father's advice...

Shale Gas, Megatons to Megawatts, and the Coming Uranium Shortage

Several years ago when 15 power companies proposed as many as 29 new reactors, many assumed that the US...