The Radford Free Press – Page 166 – All life is problem solving.

Footnote on Fama and Economics

October 16, 2013

A quick note to refer you to John Kay’s article in today’s Financial Times. By and large I think he nails the oddity of the quasi-Nobel committee’s choice this year. This paragraph stood out to me: “But we do not have to believe, like Prof Fama, that we all correspond to his concept of rationality […]

Commentary /

Well That Didn’t Last Long

October 15, 2013

Why does the media get so worked up over every little move in Washington? It seems to have a desire to create news from each and every breath rather than taking a longer term look at things. Today is no different. Overnight the presses were stopped pending news of a “breakthrough” in negotiations over the […]

Commentary / austerity, fiscal cliff, government spending, Obama, Republicans /

Civil War – The Rise of The South

October 15, 2013

I mean seriously. The details of a deal being brokered in the Senate to end both the debt ceiling hostage taking and the government shut down by the Republicans are, to say the least, pitiful. The “deal” would re-open the government until January 15th next year, and would lift the debt ceiling until next February. […]

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