Revisiting Seattle and Its New Minimum Wage
@TBPInvictus In yet another assault on economics, which is already begging for mercy in the wake of his ongoing intellectual dishonesty,...
Jamie Dimon ‘Hedonically Adjusts’ the Poor
Jamie Dimon Reduces Income Inequality Does better technology mean we’re all better off? Don’t count on it. Bloomberg,...
Word of the day: Fact-Resistant
Via Word Spy comes todays WOTD fact-resistant adj. Impervious to reason, counterexamples, or data, especially when they contradict...
#badadvice to Ruin Your Financial Life
How to ruin your financial life, #badadvice Barry Ritholtz Washington Post, September 13 2015 About two years ago,...
Questions for California Teachers to Ask CALSTRS
From the “Here We Go Again” files: Yet another big pension fund has decided, despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary, to...
DOJ Admits: “We Got it Wrong”
Now the DOJ Admits They Got it Wrong William K. Black September 10, 2015 By issuing its new memorandum the Justice...
The advice to ensure financial ruin? It fits on a 4×6...
My Sunday Washington Post Business Section column is out. This morning, we look at the idea of putting all if the financial...
Trump’s Wealth? Better Off Doing Nothing
Astonishing: Trump understates his early wealth as much as he overstates his present wealth. He says when he started out he was worth...
9/11 Remembered
Each year, I do my best to avoid writing anything new about September 11th. Instead, I will just point you to my experiences that day...