Good grief.  The media has been all abuzz about the suspicious packages found on planes yesterday.  Around the DC area there’s also been a string of random gunshots at military spots like the Pentagon and a recruiting center.  No one has been hurt, but there’s a suspicion (read: the media creating fear) that something might [...]

This website was born on the idea that people don’t know enough about money. It’s evolved into an economics for non-economists blog and I like my niche. We talk about personal finance, investing, economics and government. And since I write six days a week I have to have new material all the time. Where do [...]

Man, elections are just around the corner. You may or may not have a big election in your state or town. But either way, you have a vested interest in the outcome of this election because it could mean a change in the tides for politics in this country. With a Tea Party movement gaining [...]

It’s a question many of us have on our minds. Economists and politicians are thinking about it too. And of course investors. Are we going to be dealing with falling prices or rising prices? No one knows. And I really mean no one. Here’s a good example. Over the last few months the price of [...]

And by done, I mean screw consumers. If you aren’t a Cablevision subscriber, you may not be aware of what’s going on. Cablevision provides television and internet services to people in the northeast. The biggest areas being NY, CT, and NJ. They’re in a big fight with the Fox networks, and it’s a great example [...]

Can you ethically invest in a company that is unethical? Could you put a portion of your retirement in cigarette stocks if you want cigarettes illegal or simply oppose them? Some people say you can. There are websites devoted to ethical investing such as The Panelist. And a guy named David Neubert (a founder of [...]

When did it become stylish to be pigeon toed? It’s actually a thing now. If an insecure girl wants to look cute she turns her feet in. It looks like they’re trying to hold in a tinkle. I first noticed this earlier in the year when my overlords first let me out of my cave [...]

When I first started writing this post, I was going to go back through the news, my posts, and just what I could remember and see what was important this time last year. But I learned that there really is no point. The events themselves have changed, but the headlines do not. In fact, you [...]