Where Will the Jobs Come From? Stupid Government Tricks Let’s Tax the Millionaires Kilkenny, Atlanta, DC, and Home I find myself in Liam's taxi on the beautiful drive to Kilkenny through the Irish countryside for a few hours this very early Friday morning, so what better time to begin writing...
It's Softer Than It Looks Not Finer for the "99er" Be Careful What You Wish For Philly, London, and the Rangers People only accept change when they are faced with necessity, and only recognize necessity when a crisis is upon them.. - Jean Monnet, father of the European Union This week we...
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Thoughts on the Statistical Recovery Lies, Damn Lies, and Government Statistics The Problem of Seasonal Adjustments The Job Creation Engine A Double-Dip Recession? Dad Gets a Lively Lesson We are clearly starting to get some better data points here and there. But as I pointed out this summer, it is going...
The End of the Recession? The New Normal Is Still In Our Future The Hidden Problem Within Unemployment Data Was Income Really Up? Tulsa, London, and The Baltics Last week we began a series on data abuse, about how various commentators twist and torture data to make it say what they want, or fail to look...