By popular request…

I’ve been thinking a bit about some of the weaknesses of capitalism – something I haven’t done very often.  I used to be something of a laissez-faire capitalist, but I’m seeing quite a bit of how centralized control of money can make for a very imperfect system.  By way of a hypothetical example… If you [...]

I’ve been saying for a while that the $700 billion figure for the bailout is nothing more than a conservative stake in the ground and that through assumption of debt and acts other than the direct disbursement of cash, the federal government’s gifts to the ultra-rich will extend into the trillions. Go read this article [...]

Someone isn’t yet four months old, yet someone has a distinct preference for Apple products.

I’ve been less enthusiastic than some of my fellow Obama-ites.  Yes, we made history.  Yes, we made the right choice.  Yes, we’ll eventually turn the country around.  Yes, it would have been a disaster if McCain had won.  I’m just finding it hard to be enthusiastic about the whole thing, and it’s because I think [...]