…believe there should be laws against fraud, and I don’t think there is any need for a law against fraud,” Alan Greenspan “I thought it was counterproductive. If you want…

…physicians what they already k new, Depakote was a very valuable medication for “off-label” (unapproved uses). In the irony department, prescribing and administering Depakote for off-label uses is legal, and…

…information about products’ energy use. Label is voluntary, and Congress ordered it The Energy Star label is voluntary for products that meet certain efficiency levels, and differs from Department of…

by Bruce Webb And by ‘framing’ I mean as in Film Noir gangster movies rather than Lakoffian terms. (Apropos of nothing, Prof. Lakoff gave me the worst grade I ever…

Op-ed by Rdan The problem with Simpson’s statement about 300 million tits was not that it was sexist. The problem with Simpson’s statement was that it was wrong as to…

There are what I perceived as problems with the Brookings Study. Just one example: they base much of their analyses upon “lifetime earnings associated with earning a bachelor’s degree”. The…

Student Loan Cancellation will not Benefit the Wealthy, Alan Collinge, Student Loan Justice Org. Alan Collinge History In 1972, allegations about students abusing bankruptcy3 courts were beginning to make headlines. Major…

…is ok so long as unemployment is over 6.5% and a 2% target stated the previous year. I just googled [greenspan inflation target]. The second link is entitled “Greenspan Rejects…

…you count Chairman Greenspan. Actually Greenspan’s comments, made at the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole Conference, were not predictions, but general observations. Quoting from Greenspan’s closing remarks (emphasis added): “… the…

Greenspan the Optimist In his testimony before Congress today, Greenspan indicated that he is not worried about a slowdown in the economy in the second half of this year. Some…