Brews You Can Use

Tip This Season to be Jolly Looking for a unique idea for your Christmas gathering? Buy a couple of cases of different Christmas beers. You can find lists all over the Internet, like this one [http://beer.about.com/od/beerrecommendations/tp/10WinterBeers.htm], though with names like "Samichlaus&

Thursday

Twitter Heard on this podcast [http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2009/12/mcardle_on_debt.html]: 3/10s of Americans who earn more than $100,000 a year live paycheck-to-paycheck. For people who make less than $100,000, the majority live paycheck-to-paycheck. Grammar query: Should "

Tuesday

What's Public is Private? "Sin isn't a private matter, especially when it comes to marriage." That's accurate, but it's not a sentiment you see much anymore, unless you hang out in these kind of literary circles [http://www.touchstonemag.com/

Kentucky Attorney

I need to find an attorney that is licensed in Kentucky. I'd prefer to work with the type who reads this blog. If you know of someone, please email me (link on the left). BTW: It's not pro bono, but it's such a small

Monday

A Monetary Primer . . . with Commentary Does the whole topic of fiat currency and the gold standard confuse you? Don't feel bad. I couldn't have explained the important differences or the history behind our current monetary policy 15 months ago. I've had to read a

Something for Sunday Morning

"The recovery of peace . . . is one of the best signs of love for those around us." Francis Fernandez

My Bed

Shoulda only had boys. I was looking to go to bed. -- Mobile post

Brews You Can Use

Something for Saturday Morning I've always been susceptible to hangovers. My father never minded if I drank, but if I was too hungover the next day to do my job, I'd have to pay the devil. This article [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_

Thursday

Anti-Gold Tired of the economics, much less metal, blogging? Sorry 'bout that, but it's what interests me these days . . . that, and the state of my soul, which is poor and lacking in good bloggable script. I don't stumble across many sensible anti-gold pieces,

Tuesday

Shut Up Out There! Robert Higgs fisks Ben Bernanke's recent op-ed [http://www.independent.org/blog/?p=4214]. One of the most enjoyable economics pieces I've read in weeks. Highly recommended. Excerpt (Bernanke in bold; Higgs in regular font: > “The government's actions