Update on Patent Troll Tracker
In Troll Tracker Lands Job Fighting Patent Trolls!, I noted the defamation suits filed agai
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The Reign of Terror Begins
I’m slowly coming out of my post-election blues, all thanks to NPR. Why?
The Cato Institute’s Confused Defense Of Alan Greenspan
Even as Greenspan is condemned and blamed for the economic crisis, the “libertarian” Cato Institute now rushes to his defense.
Quants forgot about the human factor
Quantitative finance analysts, or “quants” in the financial jargon, played a prominent role in the subprime crisis.
From Fascism to Socialism in a Bloodless Coup
The only redeeming feature of our political process is that we peacefully accomplished an ideological shift -- a coup of sorts -- that in almost ev
Greenspan not to blame?
Jeffrey Tucker offers insights into Greenspan's role in the 2008 economic crash.
What Prison Really Means
At first blush, incarceration would seem to involve a loss of physical mobility – you have to stay in the prison all day and all night.
More Keynesian “Nobel” Nonsense
I don’t know what it is about the Nobel Prize that makes economists fall in love with John Maynard Keynes, but once again I see a Nobel winne
