The really important things in life don’t involve money. A birth or a death reminds one of that truth. I write this in early predawn, unable to sleep in the stunned disbelief following a call a few hours ago telling…
Wastes of taxpayer money shows our values are off-kilter
How a people spend their money tells you a lot about their values. That’s true for a society and for an individual. And what pending legislation at the state and federal levels tells us about our values is not heartening.…
Recession’s pain isn’t evenly spread
Whenever the economy tips into recession, the relative vulnerability of specific jobs or businesses to downturns suddenly becomes important. Rising unemployment numbers, like those released April 4 showing the U.S. unemployment rate had jumped from 4.8 percent to 5.1 percent,…
When Greenspan opens his mouth, critics chew him up
Every parent has heard the words ‘I didn’t do it!’ Virtually all of us have said it at some point in our lives. But a statement that is understandable from a frosting-smeared tyke is unbecoming to a former Federal Reserve…