Archive for October 2013
Attention: A Reminder Not to Take Candy from Strangers
This sounds like advice for children. We are forever worrying that they will trust the wrong person, fall for an innocent request for information and get involved in a terrible…
Read MoreThe Fed: Those Crazy Kids
One month they say they’re going to taper the current quantitative easing program…and a couple of months later they change their minds and decide to keep going. In the interim,…
Read MoreLightning Strikes Twice
There’s a saying that lightning never strikes twice in the same place. If you’re talking about the atmospheric phenomenon, apparently that’s just a myth. And if you’re talking about the…
Read MoreLessons From Syria: The Long And Short Of It
One of the dominant headlines in August and September involves the conflict in Syria. The government is suspected of using chemical weapons against its own people in its battle with…
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