Thanksgiving is over, next stop, Chrismahanukwanzakah. We’re also about to enter the last month of the year we wish we could all forget.  Economically speaking, 2008 is one of the worst years on record.  From a personal standpoint it was a great year though, so I focus on that. One of the best distractions I’ve [...]

If Capitalism were a religion I’d be its clergy.  What would I wear?  A white collar of course.  In a nutshell capitalism is the belief that private industry can drive progress and the economy much better than public entities (I’m talking about government here).  The motivation for profit seems to be more powerful than that [...]

Thanksgiving is all about giving thanks, they really nailed the name of that holiday huh?  I am thankful for many things.  I’m thankful for my lovely fiance (The Sheconomist), my family, and my job.  But you don’t care about those things.  You might care that I am thankful for my website. Initially it started as [...]

Sometimes The Weakonomist gets behind on posts and needs something that has little to do with money to fill in the gaps… Today is one of those days. Enjoy! I have the grand fortune of being allowed to listen to the radio at work. The curse is my building, which blocks all but the most [...]

Let’s get this out of the way first, the automakers still do not deserve a bailout. Citi has been in some deep doo-doo ever since they lost the heart of Princess Wachovia to the noble Knights of Wells Fargo 6 weeks ago. They’ve always been that bank that you’ve heard of but you don’t know [...]

President Barack: I hear you are hiring Don’t pick insiders

“Peter: Forget them, Wendy. Forget them all. Come with me where you’ll never, never have to worry about grown up things again. “ Unless of course those grown up things happen to be molestation charges and foreclosure.  Wendy shouldn’t have listened to Peter, Wendy should have just gone to Disney Land and met the cartoon [...]

It’s hear my friends, holiday season.  With just a few days before Thanksgiving we begin the 40 day madhouse that culminates with the end of a dreadful year (economically speaking).  I’ve always loved the holidays, not because of presents or food (both I love), but because of the happiness. Christmas music is always cheery, people [...]