Since I was last here, the auto bailout has already gone down. It looks like the president will use some of the $700 billion to step in where Congress (or really the Senate GOP) didn’t.
While I don’t know if bailout or bankruptcy is the right solution for the Big Three, I do know that [...]
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You Load Sixteen Trucks, and What Do You Get
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bailout on December 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Atlas Wants a Buyout Too
Posted in Uncategorized on December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The title of this post was inspired by an update of Atlas Shrugged for the current crisis. The money quote is:
He walked toward her and sat informally on the edge of her desk. “Why make a product when you can make dollars? Right this second, I’m earning millions in interest off money I don’t [...]
a professor, a lawyer, and a basketball player walk into a bureaucracy…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Education, Obama on December 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
As of today, Barack Obama has officially unveiled more than half of his cabinet-elect (along with a few leaked members), but a few glaring omissions remain – particularly at the Department of Education. This is a story that we here at BTG will follow eagerly over the coming days and weeks, beginning with this list [...]
In the Long Run We’re All Dead
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Economy, Football on November 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So said John Maynard Keynes. Except that his writings and his understanding of economics is something that we are finding very important these days, and that leads us into some links for today.
We start with Krugman, like we often do. Krugman responds to some criticism from Mankiw, but also makes the point that while [...]
Same as the Old Boss
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bailout, Economy, Obama on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As we wind down toward a holiday weekend, here are some links that I’ve found interesting in the past few days.
In the “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss” category, we have a few stories of prominent people looking at new roles. Bill Clinton? The next senator from New York? [...]
On Losing Campaigns
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Election, Obama on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Like in 2004, Newsweek has recently published their giant story on the presidential campaign. It’s very long, but definitely worth a read.
After reading both the 2004 campaign review and the 2008 campaign review, one thing struck me about the three losing campaigns that they talked about (McCain, Clinton, and Kerry). In all three campaigns, [...]
Welcome!
Posted in Uncategorized on November 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Welcome to our new blog. There will soon be content.
