In the Year 2525
The cicadas last appeared in 2004 and return every 17 years. Halley's Comet last appeared in 1986 and returns every 76 years. In what year…
Category: Non-Fiction
War Powers Act
A law that is ignored by presidents, unenforced by Congress, and left fallow by the Supreme Court.
Meaning, Political Decision
What does it mean when someone claims that it was a political decision? That the power of one group is used to convince another group…
Grand Pursuit by Sylvia Naser
Central banks did not originate the economic boom-or-bust cycle.
Can you think without words?
Yes, you can think without words; but many people are so well-schooled that words overwhelm their non-verbal thoughts.
Zippy Slogans and Ponderous Details
It is as non-productive to attack surface arguments from a deep perspective as it is to defend deep positions against bumper slogans which don't acknowledge…
Political Mandate
The Republicans used their mandate as a trump card. The Democrats threw theirs into the discard pile.
Deficits and Balanced Budgets
No business budgets its year without considering the effect on its net worth.
Monte Carlo with $100,000 in the Stock Market
A Monte Carlo simulation shows that after 10 years, $100,000 in the stock market could be as little as $51,000 or as much as $500,000.