The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Why We Lie
We like to believe that a few bad apples spoil the virtuous bunch. But research shows that everyone cheats a little—right up to the point where they lose their sense of integrity.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304840904577422090013997320.html
This is a really …
Nearly $43 million settlement proposed over FEMA trailers
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/30/justice/fema-trailer-settlement/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
This highlights the pointlessness (unless you are a lawyer) of class action suits. The article says that perhaps as many as 60K people are eligible for the settlement, which according to …
SEC: Taking on Big Firms is ‘Tempting,’ But We Prefer Whaling on Little Guys
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/sec-taking-on-big-firms-is-tempting-but-we-prefer-whaling-on-little-guys-20120530
Matt is a great guy and I love his articles, but in this case I think he just doesn’t get it. Probably because he wants …
Thou can’t not covet
Wanting what others have may be hardwired in the brain
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/340905/title/Thou_can%E2%80%99t_not_covet
I tried to make a case for investor herd behavior when I was in my finance class, but was pretty roundly jeered by my professor …
My break with the extreme right
I worked for Reagan and wrote for National Review. But the new hysterical right cares nothing for truth or dignity
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/24/my_break_with_the_extreme_right/
Perhaps I have not grown as ‘liberal’ as I had thought, given this …
Rise of the New Economy Movement
A growing number of theorists and activists are experimenting with new business models that go beyond profit
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/22/rise_of_the_new_economy_movement/
Many of the ideas outlined in the article I believe are right on target for developing …
When all else fails, rob the poor
Before we can ‘do something’ for the poor, there are some things we need to stop doing to them.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-ehrenreich-stealing-from-the-poor-20120517,0,7201749.story
Ain’t America Grand?! It is so nice to know we are such a …
Accidentally Released – and Incredibly Embarrassing – Documents Show How Goldman et al Engaged in ‘Naked Short Selling’
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/accidentally-released-and-incredibly-embarrassing-documents-show-how-goldman-et-al-engaged-in-naked-short-selling-20120515
I haven’t heard this activity being called ‘naked short selling’ but I have heard about the activity for many, many years. …
Euro doomsday looms
As Greek politics become increasingly chaotic, the once-taboo subject of Euro disintegration has become unavoidable
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/15/euro_doomsday_looms/
In what will surely be considered ironic from historian’s point of view, I am quite sure that initially this will result …
Tuition is too damn high
Government is to blame for rising higher education costs — but not for the reasons the GOP tells you
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/11/tuition_is_too_damn_high/
Our society has decided (or rather the oligarchy that controls the sheeple that is our …