blog: the economic life
01.27.2012 | Let Them Eat McDonald's
By Elizabeth Chrystal, guest blogger.
France has long been known as a country of gourmets; it's famous for its 2-hour lunches, picture-perfect... [read more]
01.26.2012 | Greek (Debt) Myths
Maybe sell some islands and an ancient ruin or two?
In Boomerang, Blind Side author Michael Lewis repeats what German politicians were suggesting... [read more]
01.25.2012 | Heed the Herd
By Mira Korber, guest blogger.
Just the other day, I walked outside to find all six of my horses facing the exact same direction, muscles tensed,... [read more]
notes: january 2012
jan
January 27, 2012
"The release of Mitt Romney's tax returns offer an important policy lesson: Investment income should be taxed at the same level as labor income. A commentary by tax expert Joseph J. Thorndik"
January 27, 2012
"Ford's latest annual earnings made 2011 the second most profitable year in 109-year history."