Presidential (Il)logic?

For a reason I still can’t quite comprehend, I subscribe to the Trump White House Newsletter, 1600 Daily. I want to say it comes in much more often… And most

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And The Deregulation Gifts Just Keep Right On Giving…

The role of speculators in the world’s oil markets has been widely blamed for bringing consumers $4 gasoline last summer — and rightly so. A recently completed study by two

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Happy Tax Day…Have some ice tea on me.

Here’s my contribution to today’s tax day festivities: an effort to get you to think about federal taxes a little bit differently than usual. Normally, when we talk about taxes,

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How the Crash Will Reshape America | Richard Florida

An extremely interesting analysis of the state of the economy and where it may lead from here. Thanks to Jason Kottke for the pointer If anything, our government policies should

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No Way To Run A Retirement

I’ve been wondering why the impact of the financial crisis on the overall retirement “system” hasn’t gotten more attention in the media. We already knew the system was in bad

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