Farewell

That homeownership story I’ve been going on and on about is the cover story of the magazine coming out today. You can read the first few paragraphs here. Unfortunately, to read the entire thing you have to either buy a paper copy or subscribe on the iPad. We’ve been over our feelings about this set-up before. In a couple of weeks, you’ll also be able to read the whole story online. Mark your calendars so that you don’t forget.

In other news, I’m leaving Time. I’m heading off to the exciting world of public policy on the premise that it would be nice to do something for a while, instead of writing about other people doing things. We’ll see how that works out for me. But fear not: I plan to keep up with my journalism as a freelancer, and I may even guest blog here from time to time.

In the meantime, if you’d like to be in touch, please reach me at barbarakiviat AT gmail DOT com. It would be great to hear from you. I am endlessly amazed at how much I learn from blogging at the Curious Capitalist–you guys are some of the best readers on the Internet. You have kept me in line and taught me immensely. Thank you.

Facebook, Wall Street Banks Sued Over Pre-IPO Financial Forecasts

Just days after its controversial IPO, Facebook and its Wall Street bankers have been hit by shareholder lawsuits alleging that the social networking giant and its underwriters concealed the company’s decelerating revenue growth from investors. The lawsuits come amid a growing furor about whether Facebook’s banks selectively disclosed information that gave favored clients an unfair advantage over other investors. Top U.S. regulators have begun examining the IPO, and now the U.S. Senate Banking Committee and other lawmakers want answers from Facebook about issues raised in the offering’s aftermath, according to The Hill newspaper.

Small Dairies Go Under as Milk Prices Sink Again

PLAINFIELD, Vt. — The MacLaren brothers are third-generation dairy farmers, but they will likely be the last in their family.

After working all their lives on the hillside farm in Vermont that their grandfather bought in 1939, rising to milk cows at 3 a.m., even in blizzards and sub-zero temperatures, they decided to call it quits, auctioning off their roughly 200 cows and equipment ranging from stalls and hoof trimmers to tractors and steel pails.

http://rodgermmitchell.wordpress.com Rodger Malcolm Mitchell

Good luck, Barbara,

If you are going into public policy, the first thing to do is ignore the debt-hawks. If you truly would like to understand our economy, I strongly recommend a short, easy-to-read, no academese book titled, The 7 Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy.
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You can read the entire thing in two hours or less, and it will open up a whole new world to you.
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Rodger Malcolm Mitchell
bacotawordpress

I’d been waiting for an opportunity to just post a generic compliment, and I guess this is it. I have been logging onto this blog specifically looking for your posts. You often bring up things that are underreported in public issues. (For example, the fact that 30 year fixed rate mortgages are unique to the USA, but that is just one example.)

Good luck!
gum0nshoe

Thank you for the interesting articles; hope you enjoy your new endeavors.
http://stephenpoo.wordpress.com stephenpoo

Your going to be missed here very much.
Best of Luck to you!
seandougherty

Barbara!

You’ll be missed.

Sean Dougherty
deconstructiva

Barbara, good luck and thanks for your work here; you will be missed. Best wishes on your new adventures!
http://pvarhol.wordpress.com Peter Varhol

The words of your readers say it all. Your adeptness with numbers and rational narrative will serve you well in public policy. We could use much more of both in the national discourse. I wish you only the best.
swinnend

I was a little worried about this blog after Justin left, but your contributions became at least as interesting as his.

I loved reading your articles too, they always at a different perspective to offer.

You will be missed.
bryanfromhouston

I would chime in with the perfunctory ‘you’ll be missed’ but the truth is much more than those mere words.
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Your contributions were thought-provoking and enlightening. And you provided an avenue of intelligent diversion for a few moments every day.
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We are certainly at a loss in the absence of your contributions to Time and more importantly to a public that thirsts for knowledge in a desert of ideology.
volkerh

Pity for this blog but I guess you’ve outgrown it.
Good luck!
jy

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