The Fourth By The Numbers
As you prepare to consume a fifth (or more) on the Fourth, some factoids from the good folks at the Census Bureau. A happy Fourth of July...
The Occasional Yin and Yang of Research
Two reports from different wirehouses caught my eye yesterday due to their amazing Yin and Yang nature. First up, the always excellent...
Austerity At Work
Covering the waterfront of some recent economic and political matters, herewith some thoughts as you prepare to enjoy your summer’s...
The Not So Golden Years, Revisited
Over the years, debate has waxed and waned over the effects of the minimum wage and/or immigration policy on employment, particularly...
If Information Is Power, What Is Lack Of Information?
I’m going to take the charitable (though probably mistaken) view and say that Representative Daniel Webster was not deliberately...
MIA: Bond Vigilantes
Following up on a previous matter, Karl Denninger posted what is supposed to pass for a rebuttal to my recent post on government...
Rebutting Krugman & Invictus: The Rest of the Story
Rebutting Paul Krugman: The Rest of the Story By Chris Turner May 3, 2012 Residing in Kansas and working as a military pilot with...
The Surprisingly Shrinking Government Footprint
My recent Hey, Big Spender piece (the third in a series, it turns out) drew a fair amount of hyper-partisan commentary. Most of it...
In Retrospect, It Was No Joke
Rosenberg, exactly 5 years ago today in May 2007: > click for full report > Invictus here. In my Barron’s Big Money post, I...
Hey, Big Spender
I’ve written about this before, but since Paul Krugman just posted about it, perhaps it’s time to revisit the issue....