Always Consider Sources & Disclosures
This morning’s column began as a discussion about biases — how you need to know what may be influencing the sources you read;...
What Makes You, You?
Dr. David Eagleman explores memory as an important pillar of self, and reveals that rather than being a faithful record of our past,...
Don’t Suffer From Denominator Blindness
Don’t Be Blinded By Big, Scary Numbers Context is critical when dealing with data. Bloomberg, October 14, 2015 Today...
Minimum Wage Karma in Seattle
@TBPInvictus here. [File under: Petard, hoist on one’s own] Earlier this month, AEI “scholar” Mark Perry was spotted...
Mark Perry Doesn’t Understand Geography
@TBPInvictus here: As I recently highlighted, Mark Perry – an AEI scholar and professor of economics – is playing very fast...
Farm-to-Table for Bad Information
@TBPInvictus I am reminded of the above law each and every day. And a law it is. Inviolable. No sooner had I posted the other day...
Interview with Richard Thaler
University of Chicago behavioral economist on stock markets, NFL drafts and the importance of trust Douglas Clement | Editor, The...
The Recency Effect & Investors
What do gold prices, a stock-market plunge and a credit crisis have in common? The way investors tend to see them are examples of the...