Jul
2
I was browsing around the IRS site looking for some information on the stimulus package and I happened across this picture. It just screamed out for some creative editing.
Alan Greenspan is the former Chairman of the Federal Reserve which according to some is the most powerful position in the world.
Some argue that his easy credit [...]
Jun
7
Nassim Nicholas Taleb got rich on a day when many many people went broke. He predicted the sub-prime fiasco and the crash of 1997. He didn't really predict these events, he just predicted some kind of event, a black swan, could happen.
The Times Online has a new interview piece with Taleb.
An interesting [...]
Apr
24
How Will Global Food Shortages Affect You
April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
For the first time in my lifetime, there is food rationing in the United States. The last food rationing that I know of occurred during World War 2. Countries around the world are experiencing food shortages and increased prices. What does this mean for world? What does this mean for US [...]