All too often we hear of stories of parents leaving their children in cars. Sometimes it’s tragic, sometimes all escape unharmed. But what if it wasn’t enough to just leave your baby in the car? What could be worse than that kind of oversight? What about leaving your baby in a bank? A bank vault. [...]

The former Secretary of Defense was on The Daily Show this week.  If you caught it on TV, you missed a significant amount of the conversation. If you didn’t watch it, now is your chance. It’s safe to assume all my readers were around when this man was serving the White House. It’s an important [...]

I’m sure most of you have at some point or another had a roommate or two. Perhaps you have one now. I had one for about three years, and overall it was a good experience. But most apartments and houses aren’t designed to be perfectly split among roommates. How do you split the rent then? [...]

Let me preface this post by saying this topic was not something I really wanted to talk about. It’s too political, and at this point, regional, to warrant national attention. But my biggest fan requested it (hi Mom!) and she’s a veteran of public education so I decided to weigh in. First a little background [...]

Since the recession’s official end and the subsequent recovery, the stock market has done really well.  This is largely a reflection of the impressive incomes of the companies that make up the market.  They have pulled in lots of profits, and many are hoarding their cash.  Investors want them to return that cash to shareholders, [...]

Our last four presidents have a combined six degrees from Ivy League schools. Bill Clinton also carries a degree from Georgetown and studied at Oxford as a Rhodes scholar. Throw in the first ladies and have another three Ivy League degrees, and two of the 7 Sisters (though one, Barbara, didn’t finish). Did all this [...]

What’s your function? According to USA Today (via Moody’s), the consumption function is 0.05*W = 0.37*C where W = wealth distribution and C = consumer spending. To put it more plainly, the wealthiest 5% of households make up 37% of total consumer spending. That means the bottom 95% make up just 63%. Function me. I [...]

It would appear the NY Times has two obituaries sections now… Click to biggify