My Two Cents

In the 1980s, there was a lot of concern about foreign companies and investors snapping up U.S. assets. Most of the worry was concentrated on the...

I find this troubling. Disdain at overweight and obese women is an increasingly acceptable prejudice. "The stigma of obesity has actually worsened...

Arnold Kling, entrepreneur, Othello tournement player, blogger, and economics professor at George Mason University--among other things-- has a...

This is an important number, courtesy of the Urban Institute. People in the bottom 20% of lifetime earners can hike their retirement income by 98%...

The economists and market-watchers at UBS have come up with their annual list of 10 potential financial and economic surprises for 2008. Here is...

Banks are 'fessing up. Here's Bank of America chief executive officer Ken Lewis: "A number of participants--including Bank of America--have...

"Moral hazard" is a major economic and financial concern of recent years, especially among conservatives....

Thanks to economist and blogger Greg Mankiw. A great send-up by two British comics of financiers and the subprime crisis. Enjoy.

Having criticized U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson for not taking a leadership role with the subprime crisis, it's good to see that he is...

The latest market review is out for the month of November from money managers Aronson + Johnson + Ortiz....