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Housing Climbing Back

I would be remiss if I passed on making a quick comment regarding real estate. The steady climb back continues. This is not a rapid recovery, but it is consistent and prolonged. Sales of existing homes rose 3.4% in April, making it the tenth straight month of growth, and bringing the level of activity to […]

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Ethical Issues. Again.

Just when I thought it was safe to re-engage with economics I stumble across two more reasons for my blood to boil. Economics is – not to put too fine a point on it – a rotten profession. As in ethically rotten. Not all economists of course. Some try to tell the truth. Or rather […]

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Republican Health Care Mess

The Republicans have announced that they are gearing up to deal with the post-Obamacare era when, and if, the Supreme Court rules that the mandate is unconstitutional. Recall that the mandate is a part of the overall legislation that makes it mandatory to sign up for health care. This is the element of the law […]

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