In Defense of Doing Nothing
The Cato Institute recently released a text of a speech by Jeffrey Miron entitled “In Defense of Doing Nothing“ about the recent government bailouts. Miron is a fellow at the Cato Institute and a...
View ArticleBailout Videos
Right.org has a slew of videos about the recent bailouts. The site is of course opposed to the bailouts. They are accepting submissions of anti-bailout videos for a $27,599 prize. You can also...
View ArticleA Feel Good Book for a Financial Crisis
A lot of businesses have been getting bailout money. One organization that won’t need any would be the Ayn Rand Institute. Apparently the financial crisis has led to a spike in the sales of Ayn...
View ArticleTurning Japanese – Is the US Creating It’s Own Lost Decade?
Here’s and iteresting video brought to you by Reason TV. It’s about the stock crash that Japan suffered in the late 80′s and how the current US economy mirrors that event, down to it’s reaction.
View ArticleHow to Waste Your Money
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has a nice article called 20 Ways to Waste Your Money. It’s an article that shows some ways to spend your money a little more wisely. Some of the ideas have been...
View ArticleTED – Alex Tabarrok on how ideas trump crises
We may be in an economic crisis at the moment, but there are still people who maintain a positive outlook. One of those people is Alex Tabarrok. Below is his speech from the TED (Technology...
View ArticleCheck your Charity
Giving to charity is certainly noble, but is it always the best thing? Well it might not be if your selected charity doesn’t get much of your dollar to the mission you think you’re supporting. But how...
View Article“Putpockets” give a little extra cash
When traveling abroad, one thing you always need to look out for are the pick-pockets. Well, in London a new phenomenon has emerged called “Put-pockets”. Rather than stealing your wallet, these former...
View ArticleBeanie Babies and Economic Bubbles
Karen Blumenthal wrote an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal August 25, 2009 entitled “How I Got Burned by Beanie Babies“. She relates her experience in the Beanie Baby hype to recent...
View ArticleWisdom from Kevin Trudeau
I wrote a couple months ago about Kevin Trudeau. I picked up his tome Debt Cures They Don’t Want You to Know About from the library out of morbid curiosity. I haven’t finished the book, but there’s...
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