I've been seeing this chart meme in a few places lately:The URL at the bottom indicates it's from the folks at "I love it when I wake up in the morning and Barack Obama is President." I'm assuming the numbers are accurate. There's no date on it, but with that Dow number it has to be fairly recent.Economic recessions are, by definition, deviations from the norm. The … [Read more...] about 5 Years of the Business Cycle
Selfish Billionaires
Divid Sirota at In These Times has a mind-boggling complaint about rich people: [...] Facebookâs Mark Zuckerberg announced a $120 million donation to San Francisco-area schools. That donation came only a few years after California considered a ballot measure to increase funding for its schools. Zuckerberg was notably absent from the campaign to pass the measure.That detail … [Read more...] about Selfish Billionaires
How the Real Professional Human Traffickers Do It
A couple of weeks ago Somaly Mam resigned from the anti-human-trafficking foundation that used to bear her name. (Apparently, it's changing its branding from the Somaly Mam Foundation to just SMF.) It turns out she had been lying about important parts of her life story, including the part about being sold into forced prostitution. She also claimed to have rescued young women … [Read more...] about How the Real Professional Human Traffickers Do It
The Wit and Wisdom of Allison Williams, Esq.
I've recently discovered a new member of the legal blogosphere, and I'd like to tell you a bit about how I found her. Although actually, she found me.I like getting comments on my blog. Years ago, I used to get a lot of comments. However, my blog traffic crashed a few years back when I was dealing with my parents' passing, and it's never really rebounded to past heights. … [Read more...] about The Wit and Wisdom of Allison Williams, Esq.
What’s Illegal About the Bowe Bergdahl Trade?
Could someone explain to me why people think it was against the law for President Obama to trade five prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in exchange for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who has been held by Taliban forces for years? I understand that Congress has passed a law that requires him to notify them before releasing a Guantanamo inmate, but I don't see where … [Read more...] about What’s Illegal About the Bowe Bergdahl Trade?