This video and attached article is so incredibly depressing, to think that this man is the leader of our country. Did I say depressing. Maybe I meant embarrassing or horrifying. Especially horrifying in light of the economic shipwreck that is going to happen under the not-very-learned command of George W.…
The October 2007 edition of The Atlantic presents an article by Henry Blodget entitled "The Conscientious Investor." It is an in-depth discussion of what it means to engage in "socially responsible investing," or SRI. Up front, he makes the point that virtuous investing "can cost you." To illustrate, if you…
Most rational people wouldn’t consider running for a prominent political office for fear of what would happen to their reputations. Their worries are well-founded. That is why so many people would never run for office, which serves to filter out the best and brightest potential candidates. This filtering process endangers our…
My Smith Barney 401K account statement arrived today. I was pleased to see that Smith Barney is encouraging its clients to go paperless to save trees: I opened up the envelope to see that I have 7 cents in my account. You see, this is an account from a…
This post tells you what to do if ever you notice someone with these symptoms: hallucinations, unusual beliefs, paranoia, mixed emotions, muddled thoughts, hyper-awareness or show[ing] unusual or puzzling behaviour.