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The World without Us

Review: The World without Us by The one-handed economist one-handed-economist.com I just read this 2007 book by Alan Weisman, and it’s encouraging — not because it gives me any hope…

 “They’re Back”

…to legal liability for significant statutory penalties if they violate the law. That’s how the law works, y’all.” Alan Rozenshtein, a former DOJ official who teaches at the University of…

Planned Budget Cuts and Impact

…DOGE suck up a lot of attention for doing what former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) did by needling “the boneheads of both parties,” and the late Sen. William Proxmire (D-Wis.) did with his Golden Fleece Award: highlighting the…

The Well Endowed

…$1.37 billion.  Columbia is in even better shape, holding a $14.8 billion endowment as of last June.  But that’s not all. As student loan activist and presidential candidate Alan Collinge…

Student Loan Debt

…But students were denied such relief by Congress. If you search Angry Bear, you will find some of my old posts on Student loans and about Alan Collinge’s efforts. Portfolio-by-Age.xls…