The HAMP Foreclosure Rap

Process matters — if results matter. Our government designed HAMP (Home Affordable Modification Program) with three fatal flaws (features?) for … More

Seeing Things In A New Light: Gangs And Little Old Ladies

Words have a way of changing over time. A generation or so ago, the word ‘gang’ referred to an informal … More

Pondering The Possibilities: Electric Hybrid Cannabis-mobiles

Everyone wants a smoke’n car, but would a toke’n car be a good thing? A consortium of Canadian firms under … More

Seeing Things In A New Light: Dancing

Musical expression comes in an infinite variety of forms – from professional musicians … to air guitar players, from formally … More

From BP To You, With Love

Don’t you just love presents?  Especially ones that keep on giving? Well, here’s a big one from BP.  Given with … More

Seeing Things In A New Light: Sport Fishing Shows

Sport fishing shows have always seemed an oddity to me. Where is the entertainment in watching a couple of guys … More

About Those Beaches And That Seafood…

BP announced on Friday that it is time to scale back clean up and focus on restoration.  The Fed on … More

The Oil Isn’t Just a Perception Problem

On the surface it may look like BP and the Obama administration are having some bad oil days. Rust-colored oil that … More

Bring in the Criminologists

In May of 2009, Simon Johnson wrote in The Quiet Coup: If the IMF’s staff could speak freely about the … More

The GM Bailout Payback Magic Trick

If you want to make millions the easy way, this would seem the way to go: But, if you want … More