Trevor Jones – Vanderbilt Business Review

07

Mar

All Posts, Economy, Economy and Government, World

Pacific Island Economies

By: Trevor Jones An often overlooked facet of global economics is the functionality of island economies. I began exploring this in the wake of the Tonga volcano eruption in January 2022, when a massive eruption caused rampant flooding in the Pacific island nation. The publicity of this disaster led me…

Despite Struggling Economy, “Everything Rally” Powers Through New Year

08

Jan

By Trevor Jones

All Posts, Economy and Government, Finance

Despite Struggling Economy, “Everything Rally” Powers Through New Year

By: Trevor Jones A phenomenon known as the “Santa Claus Rally” is thought to generally bring each year to a close on a bullish note in stock markets, due to optimism around the Christmas and holiday season. In fact, over the last 70 years, the last five trading days of…

Platzspitz Park: The Key to the Opioid Crisis?

17

Dec

By Trevor Jones

All Posts, Economy and Government

Platzspitz Park: The Key to the Opioid Crisis?

By: Trevor Jones Heroin users at Platzspitz Park, June 1990 Drug use, especially the opioid crisis, is one of the most prominent public health issues in the United States today. According to drugabuse.gov, a government-run site detailing the data about drug abuse in the United States, over 47,000 people die…

Nuclear Energy: The Bridge to a Cleaner Future

07

Nov

By Trevor Jones

All Posts, Sustainability, Technology

Nuclear Energy: The Bridge to a Cleaner Future

By: Trevor Jones When you read the headline of this article, what came to mind? Giant Simpsons-esque cooling towers looming over an indistinct grey building? People’s homes and lives crumbling away because of the Chernobyl disaster? Overly complex diagrams of atoms and blueprints of a maze of machinery? For as…