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The collapse of the US economy began in 1999 when the Congress passed (overwhelmingly by Democrats and Republicans) the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act that had, since 1933, separated legitimate banking activities from risky investment activities. On top of that, both Democrats and Republicans...

I haven't read the article so I don't know how accurate it is. But there is one lie the writer [Michael Gross] should fess up to: "I started this with every good intention toward her [Palin]." That's a crock. It was a hit-piece from day one. Vanity Fair wouldn't have printed or paid for any...

Right after the Obama administration annouced their economic recovery plan, I was invited to a luncheon with three guest speakers. I usually don't go to these types of events, but given the economy was teetering on the edge, I thought it might be interesting. The first two speakers were very...

I can't tell you the "best way" because I don't know every possible strategy, but I can tell you my way of thinking about it. Assuming I want to be short, I won't just jump back into the market because "trade position" is as important to me as trade direction. So I'll look for a pullback near...

Portugal decriminalized all personal possession of drugs many years ago. The recreational use of drugs and the number of addicts has declined to the point where it is now lower than most of the rest of Europe. Norway is going to decriminalize drugs next year.

I can't stand either party. But the Democrats make it an easy choice. The Dems want the FTT that will put me out of business and the Repubs are against it. So I'll hold my nose and vote for Republicans.

My cousin, who left the Air Force in May, says the same thing. It's all just relabeling for political purposes. He also said that private contractors (heavily armed) are arriving by the planeload. He said there's also a huge increase in "CIA paramilitary" in Iraq. Most of these guys are...

At a public school people might play games, but my daughters are at a private school. They probably want me to pay my kids' tuition more than they want to start a war with me. However, your point is taken and I'm going to have a talk with the principal to nip this in the bud. If necessary...

My wife and I recently attended a parent-teacher conference with my younger daughter's teacher. The teacher asked what kind of discussions we had with our children about race. I asked if there was a problem with my daughter, if she had done something that prompted the question. The teacher said...

Somebody paid way too much.

When the economy is rapidly expanding and there is strong demand for labor, the results of the study may hold true. But what about right now in 2010? With our current high rates of unemployement, do you really believe that increasing the supply of labor relative to the demand for labor is going...

Though I am not a Tea Party member, I did attend a large meeting to find out what they were about. There were over 200 people there and several speakers. There were many points of view expressed, none of them racist. The one thing that everyone agreed upon (and was the primary topic of...

Seems like we never learn. Prohibition of alchohol created the richest, most violent criminals the world had ever seen... until the drug cartels. The ONLY way to put them out of business is to legalize drugs.

Talk to geneticists anywhere in the world and they'll tell you that gene pooling still matters (e.g., propensity for diseases among certain groups) but that clear racial distinctions are often very difficult determine. By the way, dogs are a species (Canis familiaris), not a race. The...

One of my wife's sisters is a highly respected geneticist in Australia. She says that there is only one race -- the human race. The racial differences we see are "artifacts" that result from "gene pooling." Gene pooling took place over tens of thousands of years because, until the last two...

It's amazing that 29% of the American public supports ANY party other than Democrats or Republicans. Most third-party candidates are lucky to get 2%.

Having genetic connections does not make Jews a race. Interestingly, all people who have blue eyes are related via one common ancestor. (http://scienceblog.com/cms/all-blue-eyed-humans-have-common-ancestor-15361.html). Since I have blue eyes, and some you reading this also have blue eyes (and we...

Businesses in the United States pay the highest corporate tax rates in the world: United States: 35% Canada: 18% Denmark: 25% Germany: 30% England: 28% Japan: 30% France: 33% Sweden: 26% Australia: 30% New Zealand: 30% Singapore: 17% Norway: 28% A Swedish Finance minister said a...

When we got married my wife insisted we buy a house and pay for it with a 15 year mortgage. Smart girl. The house is now paid for and we have a stable place to raise our children. As an added bonus, we bought when prices were at a low point in Southern California and the house is now worth a lot...

My neighbor is CEO of a biotech company in SoCal. He's had it with California. Next year he's moving his company to either Salt Lake City or Austin Texas.