Its time to bid a not-so-fond adieu to the New York Times columns of Ben Stein. No, he is not leaving the paper. Rather, we’ve...
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With great reluctance and fear of over-stimulating the lizard part of your brains, here are the key findings of a recent Harris...
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Stiglitz pulls no punches in an op-ed in today’s NYT: "AMERICA’S economy is headed for a major slowdown. Whether there is a...
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The correct answer is, of course, never. Still, this cartoon amuses: via Ben Sargent
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Well, its a start: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke may encourage lawmakers today to stimulate the economy while aiming to avoid...
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Over the years, I have been critical of prediction and futures markets. In particular, the specific ways certain parties misuse them...
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Its an election year, and that means sophistry and ignorance in equal measures will be flooding the airwaves and intertubes. We have...
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Regular readers of this blog know I don’t believe in the Plunge Protection team. Exhibit A has always been the Nasdaq’s 78%...
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Telegraph: The US has entered its first full-blown economic recession in 16 years, according to investment bank Merrill Lynch. Merrill,...
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