…a first approximation, there’s no reason whatsoever to assume that Medication 2 was more efficacious than Medication 1. And if the disease in question was a particularly rare one, and…

Paul Krugman is direct and to the point this morning: Recessions are common; depressions are rare. As far as I can tell, there were only two eras in economic history…

…a mile below the Gulf of Mexico’s surface. Republican opponents quickly labeled it “Obama’s Katrina.” David Brooks of the New York Times takes another tack, arguing, “The real parallel could…

…can have a wallet full of credit and store cards none of which tie back to your credit score or indeed even to your identity. On rare occasion, ChexSystems may…

…rare events – a housing crash on the one hand, a drilling leak on the other – are impossible. You pay for the new efficiencies by zeroing out protections from…

…what was being done might sound, to the uninitiated, to be questionable or even illegal. Incidentally – on the rare occasions when the firm came up with a scheme on…

…a stock variable, while mortgage payments are flow variables. But, as with credit ratings, good FICO scores can only go downward. And it is very rare—especially in an environment in…

…barriers than do other governments. But, indeed, it’s rare to find a national government that doesn’t indulge the greed of politically powerful interest groups, as well as the prejudice and…

…came from the left is not rare. Readers familiar with French history may recall Leon Blum’s use of the concept of “occupation du pouvoir” during the popular front. He fended…

…computer I bought lasted four or five years or more, and usually gave me no problems. On the rare occasions when I had to call the help desk, it solved…