Markets Finally Notice Brexit's Gaining Momentum
With the vote barely a week away, it looks like financial markets are finally beginning to take the possibility that Britain...
Yearly Archive: 2016
Louisiana's Successful Medicaid Expansion Pressures Other States
It is hard to overstate the apparent success that Louisiana is having now that it finally has expanded Medicaid under Obamacare....
DC Appeals Rules FCC Can Regulate Internet As Utility, Preserve Net Neutrality
In a huge win for consumers, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the...
Gun Control Talk Fuels Gun Sales As Owners Add To Their Stockpile
Talk about war profiteering, the shares of gun-makers Smith & Wesson and Sturm Ruger posted large gains yesterday in response to the...
Polls And Markets Diverge On Brexit Probability
It looks quite possible that British pollsters could end up with egg on their face once again when it comes to...
What Kind Of State Is Puerto Rico In?
“The law is a ass – a idiot”. That famous phrase from Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist pretty much describes the situation Puerto Rico...
Could Bridgegate Be Why Christie Is Trump's "Manservant"?
You have to wonder why Chris Christie, the head of Trump’s transition team in November, keeps on willing to be humiliated...
Set-Top Box Proposal Pits Tech Against Telecoms
An interesting battle seems to be shaping up between tech/advertising companies like Google and the cable industry and, as usual, you...
CT Delegation Blasts Congress as Complicit in Orlando
As a Connecticut resident, I am proud to see that my congressional delegation has just about had enough of their colleagues...
Microsoft Buys LinkedIn
Microsoft has agreed to buy LinkedIn today for $26.2 billion dollars. The merger between the computer giant and the business oriented...