Trickle down economics?
One afternoon an investment banker was riding in his limousine when he saw two men along the roadside eating grass. Disturbed, he ordered his driver to stop and he got out to investigate. He asked one man, “Why are you…
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Month May 2009
The Destruction of Buddhism, Part 1
This series of posts comes from Dr. Sharif Abdullah of the Commonway Institute, a regular visitor to Sri Lanka and active peaceworker. The war poster caption reads: “Now we have a country for ourselves, There is now a tomorrow for…
GPS makes drivers 12% more fuel-efficient
Drivers with navigation units ended up driving shorter distances and spent less time behind the wheel. As a result, these drivers used less fuel than motorists without GPS units.
Congress to investigate BofA Merrill deal
This presumably would include investigating Bernanke and Paulson too. WSJ money quote: The person familiar with the investigation said the review of documents, notes from phone conversations involving Federal Reserve officials and other information suggest “there’s fire there.” This could…
Madoff secretary: His silence is protecting others
Bernard Madoff’s longtime secretary said Wednesday that she believes the disgraced financier is not cooperating with authorities in order to protect others She’s writing a 9,000 word article about this for Vanity Fair Gary Weiss It’s perfectly credible that Madoff…