Obama Signs Bill Allowing Indefinite Detention of Americans
Obama Rings in the New Year By Signing Bill Allowing Indefinite Detention of Americans Obama signed the NDAA – including a provision...
2011: How Volatile a Year ?
Ron Griess of The Chart Store points us to this a fascinating data point about Volatility: “There has been much discussion about...
The beauty of data visualization
David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple...
10 New Year’s PM Reads
Some afternoon reads to start off your year: • Ten Economic Questions for 2012 (Calculated Risk) • Treasury plans for euro failure...
NYT Sunday Business: Magazine Cover Indicator?
Uh-oh: “I Just Got Here, but I Know Trouble When I See It” > That headline and image is the cover page of the Sunday NYT...
Inspiration: “Where The Wild Things Are”
Maurice Sendak, the creative genius behind books such as ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ and ‘In the Night Kitchen’,...
Forecaster Folly for 2012
> My Sunday Washington Post Business Section column is out. This morning, we look at a regular slice of silliness this time of year,...
Collateral Damage
Collateral Damage By John Mauldin December 31, 2011 ~~~ What Next? Where Next? A World with Too Much Debt Debt Restructuring and...
How to Increase Productivity and Enjoy Life More
The “Sprinter” Method of Increasing Productivity Tony Schwartz notes: Our most fundamental need as human beings is to spend and renew...