Missing Radical Deregulation As a Cause of Crisis
Tyler Cowen’s NYT column today, Where Politics Don’t Belong, comes perilously close to the mark in identifying the key problems...
Small Venues, Big Acts
I grew up on Long Island. I was always conscious of the good and bad of the place. How can you not have mixed feelings about suburbia?...
Media Roundup
Given all of the 1 year AIG/Lehman Brothers look backs, I am pretty much everywhere these days: • They Said What? Meltdown Milestone...
Discovering the Hudson, 400 Years Later
In 1609, Henry Hudson made his famous exploration of the river that now bears his name. One reporter hitches rides up that river today,...
So Much For Diversification!
At least, that’s my conclusion from this chart/table via the NYT‘s Floyd Norris: “Whatever else you might want to say...
My 9/11 Update
Every year, I avoid doing/writing anything on (or about) 9/11. I had my say in 2001 (mirror here). I hate the entire maudlin...
Pentax Optio Waterproof W80 Camera
I have a Pentax Optio W60 I use for snorkeling — its a fun toy to bring on vacations. Potential buyers should be aware that...
Reflection on 9/11
September 12, 2009 It has been two pensive days. Somehow the words won’t come. Difficult for me since I write 100 times a year. I sit...
Power Outage!
I come home last night (I leave at the bell on Fridays, a residual behavior from my early days as a trader) only to be routed around a...