Lacunae Musing

It is a tired old argument in the financial service sector, raising salaries “to retain the best talent.” Today the New York Times reports ...

A couple of months ago Ann and I saw a remarkable piano concert at the Norton Museum of Art , Alexander Wu performing a program of Fascinati...

My older son Chris called today as well as my younger son Jonathan to wish me a happy Father’s Day. Nice to hear from them, but it was a rem...

Most books I read come to me because of my previous knowledge of the author’s work or the recommendation of a review or by someone I respect...

I am an early riser so was able to see President Obama’s entire speech today as he delivered it at Cairo University. If a main criterion of ...

John Hussman, the erudite economist who runs his own mutual funds, and Paul Krugman, the Nobel Memorial Prize winner in Economics have a bon...

That’s the headline from today’s Palm Beach Post : Prelude to panic: Tax rolls plummet . Surprise, surprise? More antidotal evidence that th...