38Talk:

There's a nice article in The Economist this week on whaling economics. While this will be old-hat for many of us, it's the sort of article that's worth forwarding to your friends who don't see much significance in whaling history for the modern world. This article draws a direct line between the finance system of New Bedford whaling and modern Silicon Valley venture capitalism. Ya can't beat that!

Here's the link: www.economist.com/[...]-whaling-fin-tech.

Frank Reed
Conanicut Island USA
PS: I haven't read The Economist in over a year. I have a love/hate relationship with its very long, well-written articles. Each issue demands to be read cover-to-cover but if I fall behind, O the Guilt! I came upon this article via an indirect route. Last night over dinner at "J22" (a nice new restaurant here on the island), I was having a rambling conversation with another local that ranged from Putin to Pitcairn Island, and he started talking about the economics of whaling. And here we are...