Richard Murff is the author of "Yellowcake" and as well as upcoming essays and commentary on Machiavelli's "The Prince" and "Drunk as Lords".

Indulging a nasty habit of spreading himself too thin, Murff is also an investment banker and financial writer in Memphis, TN.

After attending the University of Alabama, he actually achieved degrees in History and Marketing from Christian Brothers University. Years in advertising put him writing for major global corporations - his less impressive jobs include speech writer and bartender.

Then he fell back-asswards into investment banking. His work has appeared in INsider Magazine, Oxford Town, Call Center Solutions Magazine, The Germantown News and the internet magazines Atlas Spinning and Memphismojo.com.

The Murff Mint Julep cookie was created in his honor.

Politics, News & Issues > Food & Agriculture Bio-fuels: Are they worth producing?

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In 2007, President George W. Bush signed legislation requiring biofuel production of 36 billion gallons by 2022, a five fold increase from current levels. It's a lofty goal, but not impossible. The number of ethanol factories in the United States has gone from about 50 eight years ago to 140 today, with more that 60 currently under construction.

Industrial shifts of this size come with controversy, and America's ethanol project is no exception. There are fears that as more crop land is given over to biofuel production, and the government subsidies that go with it, food prices will rise. ...

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