Author: Dave
I’m neither surprised nor heartbroken…
When I wrote my post about payday lending, I pointed out that select commercial banks were offering products similar to those offered by payday lenders. According to this article, the banks have exited this business, citing the new...
A Very Brief Postmortem on Arizona’s SB 1062
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed SB 1062 yesterday. For anyone not familiar with it, it was a
How to Get 500 Comments and Pissed Off Commenters – Mention Unions
Not that I WANT to see people get pissed during the Love Symposium, but I thought I’d mention this… Via Outside the Beltway and the New York Times:
The Nuclear Option
Around the country, cities are looking to eminent domain as a way to fix mortgage messes. Dave explains why they shouldn’t.
Finance Discussion Continued
At Ethan’s request, rather than continue the discussion of finance in his post, I’ll post my response to commenter David TC’s response to me. If people have an interest in continuing the conversation, they...
So that’s why my glass of George T. Stagg tasted like Jack Daniel’s.
According to the local news here in NJ, 29 bars and restaurants (many of them TGI Friday’s franchises) are under investigation for putting cheap liquor in premium bottles and serving it to unsuspecting customers. ...
You have no idea how upset this makes me…
As the father of a child on the autism spectrum, I do not know what I would do if I found out someone was doing this. It’s already bad enough for parents that have...
From one bourbon newbie to another…
Until a few days ago, the only Robert Parker (“RP”) I was aware of was the late author of the Spenser books. There is another: the influential and controverisal wine critic. Seeing as I...
For the whiskey drinkers
First of all, if you are not a reader of Chuck Cowdery’s blog, I strongly recommend that you become one. His blogging output is consistent and his material is very informative. His site has...
Dave’s not here. Oh wait, yes he is!
I meant to post this late last week after my payday lending post, but things got busy for me. At the request of a few of my League bloggers and League commenters, I thought...
Payday Lending – Some Thoughts
There was an interesting discussion in the comments section of this post about payday loans. I assume everyone here knows what they are, but just in case someone does not, payday loans are short-term loans of...
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey – The Best of the Best
Given the direction that this blog is taking, I thought that it presents the perfect opportunity to bring whiskey blogging back into the fold. However, before we go in the new direction, it is...
Damn you Wal-Mart…
As much as I want to get a substantive post on the front page, I keep getting distracted. This article about Wal-Mart is yet another distraction, but one I wanted to share with everyone,...
Let’s police ourselves – it really works – The London Whale Edition.
I’ve started to take greater interest in JPMorgan’s London Whale trading scandal in light of the information that has been uncovered.
Jacob Sullum finally gets it…
Good for him. I never agreed with his intention-based approach regarding equal protection (see here) so his embracing the text and underlying principles is pleasing.
How a $38 million MBS tranche becomes $280 million in losses
Barry Ritholtz presents CDOs for Dummies. The graphic says it all.
The Deep Divide
Responding to the post by Br. Chris, I think Matt Taibbi has a point. Tea Partiers and other small government types were opposed to the bailout and would like to see an end to crony capitalism and the marriage...
A Couple of Thoughts on the Ratings Agencies…
While I wait to catch the train out of NYC for the weekend, I thought I’d get my post count up by putting an answer to a question in my previous post into a...
