Seven Not-So-Modest Proposals to Improve the Political Process
But as our “Lords and Masters” must legislate them, don’t hold your breath . . .
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The Internet—Not Google—is “Crumpling” Newspapers (and Saving Trees!)
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) proposal that Google should pay Australia’s news media for the “privilege” of including news headlines in their search results is based on several false premises. “Shooting the messenger” always misses the REAL target
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How to Keep Your Cool During a Market Panic
And Profit! . . . while everyone else is losing their shirts
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It’s “A Dog’s Life”? Not if You’re a Dog!
“A very unhappy and unpleasant life,” says the Cambridge Dictionary.
Really?
Should You Invest Your Money in a Friend’s Business?
If one of your best mates comes to you with a great business idea he thinks will make a ton of money, should you chuck him a few bucks to help him get started?
The short answer is: “Maybe. Maybe not.”
The Conventional “Wisdom” on Market Risk is Just Plain BS
If it was right, NOBODY could beat the market. Not even Warren Buffett, George Soros, Carl Icahn, Jim Rogers, Bernard Baruch, or Peter Lynch!
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Hark, the Herald Angels are Driving Me Crazy
Not only are they driving me crazy, they’re following me everywhere I go. Starbucks, the supermarket, malls—even wedged between Elvis and the Beatles on my favorite Golden Oldies station!
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