Continental Marches |
Please pardon the long time between postings. I got busy with work, travel, and life. Finally realized that this space is perfect for sharing a recent musical re-discovery. Many years ago my grandma b...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:47:00 GMT |
History unfolds before our very eyes |
Jared Bernstein writes in the Huffington Post that we are witnessing the end of the era of false idol worship, when it comes to Government Deregulation: For decades, under the spell of mainstream theo...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:33:00 GMT |
And now here’s a REAL economist |
Or a professor, anyway, offering a clinical look at the current financial picture. Note the predictions from this economics professor at NYU's business school:The next stage will be a run on thousands...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:29:00 GMT |
What I learned as an Econ Major - III |
For a fast taxonomy of the regulatory and financial situation of the moment, read the latest by Daniel Gross of Newsweek, who says that the solvency of the last remaining investment-focused banks is i...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:00:00 GMT |
What I learned as an Econ Major - II |
Today's financial crises are the final proof of the arguments, below, that were made against the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act (in 1987): 1. Conflicts of interest characterize the granting of cred...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:49:00 GMT |
What I learned as an Econ Major - I |
Back in the dark ages before the Fax Machine was invented and telephone numbers were still dialled, I took a Liberal Arts degree in Economics. I was especially interested in learning how the Great Dep...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:11:00 GMT |
Remember My Forgotten Man |
The 1930s are strongly present in the minds of many, thanks to recent financial headlines and surprises. Former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan himself said that the takeover of Merrill Lynch and the failure...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:56:00 GMT |
