Next Monday, November 9th, marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. For 28 years, from 1961 to 1989, it stood as a symbol of the tyranny of the totalitarian state under which the individual was viewed as the property of the state, with no right to leave the “workers’ paradise” without the permission of that state. And if you tried, you ran the risk of being killed by the armed guards of the East German communist government.

There are times when texting is safe. There are times when it is not safe. The only ones who can really know the difference are the people behind the wheel.

I have always liked the content found at The Motley Fool but today’s headline really made my day.

The Daily Walk of Shame: The Fed

“Much of the blame for our economic crisis can be pinned on the monetary policies. Even worse, the “cure” for an ailing economy always seems strikingly similar to what caused the problems to begin with, at least according to the Fed. That means our problems aren’t over by a long shot.”

Two new books on Ayn Rand are out, one that we’ve been promoting, which focuses on the life of Rand’s ideas and their evolution. It also includes new details about her personal life and her work associations and how they affected the growth of the movement that adopted her ideas.

On October 28, Edmunds posted a press release: “Cash for Clunkers Results Finally In: Taxpayers Paid $24,000 per Vehicle Sold, Reports Edmunds.com.” Edmonds explains the process it used to arrive at incremental vehicle sales from Cash for Clunkers incentives, and then calculated the average cost per vehicle.