Lacunae Musing

The cash for clunker’s program has been proclaimed a “success” by politicians lining up to take credit, to show their constituents that they...

Bailouts, bonuses and Madoff. Are we getting tired yet of the endless litany of related headlines such as the Wall Street Journal ’s recent ...

A while ago I was “tagged” by a fellow blogger to name twenty-five writers who “influenced” my life, and although I began my reply by naming...

While Citigroup, Bank of America, and Morgan Stanley, Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients are finding ways to circumvent TARP compensat...

This came to my attention through Zero Hedge ( On a Long Enough Timeline, the Survival Rate for Everyone Drops to Zero ) a blog I’ve mentio...

This posting sort of dovetails with the prior one as it further underscores the dilemma of traditional media – how to price their product as...

Malcolm Gladwell’s “Priced to Sell; Is Free the Future?” in the recent issue of the New Yorker brings up fascinating issues, ones I dealt w...