Let's stop calling it a "bailout of the financial system."Â Instead, let's call it something like "Irresponsibly throwing precious taxpayer dollars at feckless and devious financial institutions who arrogantly and defiantly refuse to be transparent to the taxpayers." If getting money "into the system" is the plan, and it's done…
Would you like to get smart cheaply?  You can now "attend: selected courses at prestigious college courses for free, while sitting at your computer.   The participating universities include MIT, Yale, McGill and UC-Berkeley. This is a great opportunity if you'd like to get serious about the topics of the selected…
How much does it cost merchants to accept credit cards? The Consumerist has the answers!
Scientific American has published a list of ten places that have already significantly experienced climate change. When the insurance companies weigh in (see the second entry on the U.S. Gulf Coast), you can be sure that we're dealing with money (based on dispassionate probabilities), not ideology.   Many major casualties on…
I am sitting cross legged on a pillow on the floor, which I try to do daily these days, when my cheek begins to itch. A 20 minute daily sitting meditation has, over the past year, become more routine for me. I sit focused on my breath. I am my…