Economics and public policy Congressional Support for Subprime Lending: Why are we not surprised? Nicholas Gruen November 2, 2010 AT the peak of the recent housing boom, subprime mortgage companies were loaning $600 billion per year to homebuyers with poor credit histories. In The...
Geeky Musings IT and Internet Society X marks the trust spot Julia November 2, 2010 Here is a story about the internet working the way tech utopians think it should. Technology is as good or as bad as the social...
Uncategorized The Portuguese experiment with the legalisation of drugs Paul Frijters November 2, 2010 In 2001, Portugal decriminalized the private use of all illicit drugs, including heroin, cannabis, and cocaine. As long as a person is not found in...