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Soothing the Employment Panic

Last week John did an excellent job of putting recent unemployment numbers in historical perspective. Some market observers seem to be freaking out because…

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The $100 Question

It’s official, oil has broken the $100 a barrel threshold. Why are prices so high and what can we do about it? Our very…

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Turning out the Lights?

Since we’ve been lamenting the incipient demise of the incandescent light (Bulb 1.0), I’d say it’s a good time to review The Simpleton’s Guide…

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Carney on Congress

Make sure to take a look today at Tim Carney’s latest Friday column for the DC Examiner, this time on the travesty of an…