…as, in essence–part and parcel of the more generic “exclusionary rule,” which prohibits prosecutors from using evidence at trial that was obtained unconstitutionally. Usually (but, I believe, not exclusively), the…

…is a simpler pair of rules 1. Paul Krugman is almost always right 2. If Paul Krugman just wrote something which you are sure is nonsense, consult rule number 1….

…to the Moore et al etc problem. I think there should be an editorial rule that if one criticizes another for exaggerating (say Al Gore inventing the internet) oversimplifying or…

…Business Review Brief summary, in my words: The “safe-harbor” stock-buyback provisions of Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act, passed in 1982, gave C-suite executives carte blanche to extract rents…

…nominal wage growth has bottomed when the unemployment rate has fallen to about 7.5% +/-1%. This rule allows us to make useful predictions. I’ll test the rule with a forecast…

…legal concept of the “common man” understanding is no longer a valid legal principle just shows how little if there is any regard for the concept of the rule of…

…he apologizes.”, which I momentarily thought, naïvely, was sarcastic: Here’s a Fix rule for politicians. Never, ever, ever comment on someone else’s personal appearance. Nothing good can ever come of…

…law from having them. – Proposes a new $500 million investment to increase access to mental health care. – Social Security Administration has indicated that it will begin the rule-making…

…under what is known as the Byrd Rule, though they did not fully explain why. The Byrd Rule dictates that strict budgetary legislation that does not increase the federal deficit…

…who have explained things in greater depth than what I knew. The CMS is proposing a rule allowing states greater authority in defining the ACA. This comes in addition to…