Features by David Deutsch

2010-02-17 Haiti and the Southland
Haiti has, for obvious reasons, been on the top of the news cycle lately. There isn’t a lot that can be said about the catastrophe that isn’t strikingly obvious.
2010-01-07 Feeling Warm and Fuzzy With Green IT
Making IT green requires a concerted and focused effort by all stakeholders in an organization because IT is a really big consumer of energy and it impacts everyone.
2009-11-30 We Killed the Electric Car
Not long ago, I saw an amazing documentary called Who Killed the Electric Car? This film tracked the rise and fall of the GM EV1 electric vehicle …
2009-07-22 The Structurally Irrelevant
One advantage to sinking yourself $85,000 in debt and getting a Masters from USC is that every so often you actually learn something.
2009-06-18 Fear the Auditors
She squinted, put on her reading glasses and slowly said, “Am I reading this right? Does this say he billed for a … spanking tour?”
2009-05-29 Don’t Fear the Auditors
A group of serious people in serious suits with serious looks on their faces comes barging in.
2009-05-14 Malthusian Planning
Panic, famine, social unrest, and maybe the return of Gozer the Destructor.
2008-12-17 The Expo Line: What the Hell?
Building a mass-transit system in an earthquake zone. Ummm …
2008-10-17 Bubbles, Part II: Green Power, George Carlin and Housing L.A.’s Poor
A cabal of ultra-rich people at the top of the economic heap?
2008-07-10 Dutch Tulips, The Boston Massacre, and Housing L.A.’s Poor
Economic bubbles (and their associated mass hysteria) are fascinating phenomena.
2008-06-07 Bent Flyvbjerg: Teach Your Kids It’s Not a Dirty Word
He’s probably the world’s leading expert on wasteful public works projects.
2008-05-01 Los Angeles’ Mass Transit System Is a Form of Neo-Apartheid
“Was that your Civic?” he half-snickered, not even trying to conceal his amusement.