Opinion
US Manufacturing
(Kenneth Anderson) Economist Mark J. Perry has an op-ed in today’s Wall Street Journal observing that US manufacturing is in nowhere near the dire straits that many of us  (me included, as well as my international business transactions law students, to whom I put the question of US versus China manufacturing) have tended to assume. [...]
Continue reading...Interesting Money Facts, Part 5
25 February 2011 – 1:40 am PDT
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In the book Smart Is the New Rich: If You Cant Afford It, Put It Down , author Christine Romans list sets of facts (throughout the book) that she calls “Romans’ Numeral”. Today I’ll be sharing a few of these and giving my comments on them. Here goes: 30+ percent – Rate of job growth [...]
Continue reading...Carnivals for the Week of Feb 21
25 February 2011 – 1:24 am PDT
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Here are some of the carnivals Free Money Finance was in this week and my posts that were included: Carnival of Wealth – Launching the Career of Your Dreams: How I Achieved My Dream Career Within 4 Years of College Graduation, Part 1 The Wealth Builder Carnival (last week) – How to Save 20% OFF [...]
Continue reading...Errors and Oddities on the U.S. Citizenship Test
24 February 2011 – 7:05 pm PDT
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(Orin Kerr) Dafna Linzer has the scoop over at ProPublica. An excerpt: Then there is Question 12: What is the “rule of lawâ€? I showed it to lawyers and law professors. They were stumped. There are four acceptable answers: “Everyone must follow the lawâ€; “Leaders must obey the lawâ€; “Government must obey the lawâ€; “No one [...]
Continue reading...Debates on gun control with Adam Winkler and John Donohue
24 February 2011 – 5:01 pm PDT
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(David Kopel) Last month, I participated in a discussion about gun control on the Legal Talk Network with Adam Winkler of UCLA. It’s 35 minutes, and available here. As usual, Winkler was well-informed, amicable, and eager to engage in constructive dialogue. I also participated in a debate on WHYY, Philadelphia, with Stanford’s John Donohue. It’s [...]
Continue reading...District Court Holds Qui Tam Provision of Patent Marking Statutes Unconstitutional Under Take Care Clause
24 February 2011 – 3:06 pm PDT
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(Eugene Volokh) The decision, handed down yesterday, is Unique Product Solutions, Ltd. v. Hy-Grade Valve, Inc. (N.D. Ohio). An excerpt: Under 35 U.S.C. § 292 (the “False Marking Statuteâ€), it is unlawful to mark a product with, or use in advertising, a patent number in connection with products that are not patented. 35 U.S.C. § 292(a). [...]
Continue reading...Interesting Money Facts, Part 4
24 February 2011 – 1:00 pm PDT
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In the book Smart Is the New Rich: If You Cant Afford It, Put It Down , author Christine Romans list sets of facts (throughout the book) that she calls “Romans’ Numeral”. Today I’ll be sharing a few of these and giving my comments on them. Here goes: 11 percent – Boomer parents with the [...]
Continue reading...Interesting Religion Cases at the Supreme Court’s Conference Tomorrow
24 February 2011 – 9:05 am PDT
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(John Elwood) I see that two religion cases I’ve been watching are both on for the Supreme Court’s case conference tomorrow. Cooke v. Tubra, 10–559, which I’ve previously written about here, presents the question whether the First Amendment bars a pastor’s defamation claim against the church that employed him when the claim is based entirely [...]
Continue reading...Emotion as a Financial Driver
24 February 2011 – 7:54 am PDT
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The following is a guest post by Lance Mason from Seven Paths to Prosperity. Many of you have asked for some articles on the emotional/psychological side of managing money, so here you go. Making money, especially making money with your own money, requires decisions that lead to action, a fact that’s well-known, or at least [...]
Continue reading...Save Your Social Security Payroll Tax Cut
24 February 2011 – 1:40 am PDT
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The following is a guest post from Marotta Wealth Management. This year the government reduced Social Security taxes by 2%. More than 150 million workers will receive up to $2,136 each. The assumption is we can spend our way out of unemployment. You should boost your savings rate by 2% to ensure you don’t fall [...]
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25 February 2011 – 8:45 am PDT
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