States Embarrassing the Feds, part II
Houston Chronicle shut out of 2 more hearings By MARY FLOOD Fastow transcript still denied release, A federal judge held two more closed...
Why the States are embarrassing the Feds
First, the handwringing. Solemn, serious soliloquies. Then comes angst: “This will interfere with our methodical case building...
The Beeb asks the rest of the World about U.S.
The BBC hosted a unique global television debate about America’s place in the world with 10 other national broadcasters. As part of...
Physics vs. Economics
Quote of the Day: “The laws of physics have met the laws of economics. And the result has been a morass that has prevented the...
Bad Medicine, part I
On Thursday, I suggested that Warren would step up to the plate and make the tough call: Buffet’s unbelievably success has been about...
OMB Watch: Disturbing Pattern Emerging on Government Budget...
I do not have a whole lot of familiarity with OMB Watch (described as a “non-partisan nonprofit”), but they raise some rather...
Terrorism Futures Market: Much Ado About the Wrong Thing
This is an early draft of a forthcoming article . . . feel free to send comments here . “The conventional wisdom holds that...
Weekend Reading
NYSE’s Corporate Governance Is Harshly Criticized in Report (requires WSJ subscription) The New York Stock Exchange is coming under...
Terror Futures Market
Quote of the Day “When I saw that article the other day about a market being established to bet on the probability of wars, terrorist...
The Danger of Dogma
About six months ago, Professor Boskin, an economist at Stanford who was chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under...