…WAG than analysis, it’s still well above the historic levels that promise good returns. So this, again, seems a good time to reproduce a graphic borrowed Burton G. Malkiel (it…

…the world worried that the Fed was running out of ammunition and would soon have to turn to unconventional tools. Now, in 2008, it’s worth asking if the Fed could…

Having installed a cloud widget on the left sidebar, contributors and guest posters should label their contributions from now on so the widget can keep the references updated. Past posts…

…did we get to the point where lawyers sat around thinking of basic human rights to turn into “tradeable commodities/services”? To paraphrase Larry the Cable Guy, this 1992 intellectual history…

Brain chemistry analysis is being born as I write. Scientists have understood something of the chemical imbalances underlying mental health problems, but making meaningful chemical measurements in the brain has…

…weeks instead of one. They suspect the Viagra works through its effects on nitric oxide, which is also how the drug treats erectile dysfunction. Actually, off-label uses can be productive….

…tax cuts were crucial to spurring economic growth over the past three years, by persuading more corporations to offer larger dividends and by sparking new business investment. …”It was as…

…also implicitly applying those same labels to the one-third of Americans who have gone through the same disillusionment with Bush’s Iraq policies. Meanwhile, about 55%-60% of Americans now think that…

…go to the “big boys” and would squeeze “the little guy out”. Welfare for the rich does seem to be the GOP approach to fiscal policy. In defense of the…

…that mom was going to let each kid consume a whole bag of chips each day. But no, mom has read the label, which defines a serving as one ounce….