I always seem to be surprised by the results of the WSJ poll. My mistake is I keep impuning the very Conservative Op -Ed page with the...
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How much do politics matter to investors? It turns out, quite a lot. The intersection between what happens in Washingington D.C. and a...
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I’m trying to make sense of several conflicting data points regarding consumer sentiment, political attitudes, spending habits, and...
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Former Federal Reserve Cheif Paul Volcker warns that nation is facing ‘huge imbalances and risks,‘ at the second annual...
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There’s a meme circulating now amongst the sloping forehead crowd that Sarbanes-Oxley costs exceed $1.4 trillion dollars. The way...
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Interesting observation from Mike Panzner. He notes that people self identified by party have very different basis for how they determine...
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> Here comes the reveal of the "project" referred to earlier today: Econoblog: What should the Fed do? What will the Fed...
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> "These are the good ol’ days. These are the best of times. After this, it gets worse." -Congressional Budget Office...
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I have complained for years that the RIAA took the lazy, showboat route in dealing with piracy. Instead of focusing on the vast network...
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A reader reminds me of something I had written at essays and effluvia, our sister (read: goofy) blog. Back in February, I picked...
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