…thought much about this investment since. Also imagine his broker called him today and said he’d give the young investor $2500 cash for his shares. I guess the young investor…

…Senator Kerry’s claim that the burden of taxes has been shifted towards the middle class. I would have expected Dr. Altig to note that Bush is not lowering government spending…

…administration’s “axis of evil” label, accusations that Iran harbors al-Qaida terrorists, and threats of sanctions for the country’s nuclear ambitions. Historically, Democrats have harmed Iran more than Republicans, said Hasan…

…closed with a live performance by the Black Eyed Peas singing “Let’s Get it Started” [in here]. Given that the actual song is “Let’s Get Retarded”, and “Let’s Get it…

Another Shrill Economist Shrill is, of course, the word conservatives often use to label an economist when said economist makes a case that they cannot refute with logic or data….

…to avoid the label of a liberal bias? The NYT? Somehow I don’t buy that one… Now the standard response is to talk about Jeff Gerth and the NYT’s role…

…and outside groups. The $400 checks that these families will not get were a big part selling this plan, a way to avoid the “sellout to the wealthy” label. The…

…the stock directly to a charity, then he pays no taxes. In order to avoid paying those taxes, however, he had to give $40b away to charity, which seems reasonable…

It’s really hard to kill this meme. Note the label on this graph from today’s Free Exchange post: Now change that heading to read “Business borrowing.” Sort of gives a…

…some doubt on the usefulness of such labeling. For example, the label “cyclical” often implies — whether implicitly or explicitly — that declines in the participation rate explained by “cyclical”…