In a speech today, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson let slip a few more details about the plan to freeze rates on some adjustable rate mortgages so a few hundred thousand hardworking Americans who took out really crazy loans can hold on to their homes.
While the reality is a bit more complex, in the interest of simplicity, there are four
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So we had an emergency action drill today. A fire marshall with a thick New York accent and an even thicker white moustache gathered us by our respectively designated exits and handed out instruction sheets. At the top of the sheet were the various emergencies we were preparing for:
• chemical release
• blackout
• natural …
There’s an uplifting story in the health section of the New York Times today. Tara Parker-Pope reports:
Researchers have long known that work stress can take a heavy toll on health. Studies have shown that stress at work increases the risk for depression, heart attack and other health worries. But now a new report shows that the
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In a thrilling development, the Curious Capitalist residence has been selected to be one of the 2.5% of American dwellings receiving an American Community Survey from the Census Bureau this year. It looks like serious work; the estimated completion time is 38 minutes. We haven’t filled out any of the hard stuff yet. Mrs. CC doesn’t …
When my article “Why Denmark Loves Globalization” was published in Time a couple of weeks ago, I said I might post the longer draft that I had tried vainly to get published in Time‘s Europe edition. Well, here it is. And it’s definitely longer:
Last year, Danish toymaker Lego announced plans to outsource most of its manufacturing to …
