Depending on who you ask, Facebook has either had a great year or a bad one. Most expected when the company went public that it would immediately become a $75-100 billion company. Today that are worth little less than $60 billion, up from below $40 billion. Facebook was considered a very difficult company to value [...]

The Weakonomist is currently enjoying an overdue vacation after a strenuous summer. In the coming days look for some posts about some of the behavioral obersvations I’m making. In the mean time, please check out one of the most amazing things I’ve ever read. It is perhaps the best social commentary out there that ties [...]

Why I gave up my six-figure salary and quit Bay Street: Bay Street is in Toronto and is Canada’s version of Wall Street.  You can’t expect much a difference between the two countries, but this author provides a well written explanation of his time in finance and why he, and others, left. Remove the highways, [...]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, or that’s likely what Macy’s is telling you when you walk in the door.  Though I feel like it hit slower this year, the holiday shopping season is now upon us.  Yes, exactly two months from now the main holiday of the season, Christmas, takes place.  So [...]

Republicans hate Labor Day because it’s a celebration of the contributions of organized labor.  In their eyes organized labor has done nothing but hold back the country. Democrats hate Labor Day because they know Republicans will give them hell about how organized labor has held back the economy. Libertarians hate Labor Day because they don’t [...]

The Golden Age of Saturday Night Live is a misnomer.  Everyone has their own golden age and it’s always about whenever you watched the show.  I mostly watched SNL in the late 90s and early 2000s as well as a dabbling of reruns from the early 90s.  Of of my favorite segments was Celebrity Jeopardy.  [...]

Car maintenance is a pain for most people, myself included.  It is a pain because much like the process of going to the doctor, you are really in the hands of the specialist.  Unlike the doctor though, your car isn’t very good at telling you what’s wrong or what’s needed.  It is a guessing game [...]

Mitt Romney is now the clear front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination. From the outside looking in, he’s a great looking Republican. He’s got the hair, the family, the wealth, the experience, and the education. He’s a good Republican by most measures, but being a really good Republican, and respecting the Constitution, he’s undone his [...]