The Peace Prize October 13, 2006 I’m very impressed with the Nobel Committee’s Peace Prize selection. I heard about Yunus’s small loans several years ago on NPR and they make… Continue Reading
Structural barriers to poverty September 21, 2006 An interesting column on Poverty by economist Bradley Schiller contends that for the vast majority of impoverished Americans their condition is short term. Schiller pointed… Continue Reading
The GOP and making good money September 3, 2006 An article today caught my eye and on a topic I’ve been licking my lips to expound on. The GOP and its new ethos… Continue Reading
Preptsas as Gangstas Hoot August 12, 2006 Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery Beware that this is a video and if you have a dial up connection you may want… Continue Reading
Jib Jab Hoot July 24, 2006 A pointed dig at “Big Box Mart” from jib jab that I’ve not seen before. Continue Reading
A modest rebuke to the enemies of the Death Tax June 26, 2006 Warren Buffett said this of his massive contribution to the Gates Foundation. “Neither [late wife] Susie nor I ever thought we should pass huge… Continue Reading
Buffett Gates Free Trade – to help the world’s poor June 26, 2006 This post and the resulting discussion are interesting. They are prompted by the remarkable Warren Buffett gift of most of his vast fortune to the Bill and… Continue Reading
