For a long time, I believed that college athletes were entitled brats who were not capable of getting a degree on their own, and that it was really stupid of them to go pro before graduation. Hey, I was wrong, okay? And, as I realized this, I’ve come to a few observations that may be… [Read More]
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Middle East North Africa Update
Several months ago, I had the bright idea of writing a series of blog posts about all of the changes resulting from the Arab Spring and how they affected investors. I didn’t get very far. There’s simply too much going on to make for me to write any sort of useful blog post. And so,… [Read More]
Paying for College: Waste, Fraud, and General Cost Savings on Campuses
The New York Times continued its college debt series with a story on how college presidents are starting to think about cost containment. Although waste, fraud, and mismanagement are low on the list for why college costs are so high, they do exist, at public and private campuses alike. There are odd fiefdoms on every… [Read More]
Blogathon Haiku
Today’s blogathon theme is haiku. The problem with haiku, and poetry in general, is that it is deceptively simple. It’s easy to slap something together that fits the rhyme and scansion, harder to write something truly good. With that in mind, please be kind: Blogging on money: A tool, not a mystery. It… [Read More]
Buddha’s Birthday
Well, no one knows when Prince Gautama Siddhattha was born. No one knows when Jesus Christ was born, either. Heck, my late Grandma Logue lied about her age so much that no one knew for sure how old she was when she died. (Among other things, the date of mother’s birth didn’t match on her… [Read More]
