American Madness

Intelligent Criticism in the Service of a Better Nation

It’s rocket science…not

Ever notice how many things are not like rocket science? I saw two uses of the phrase “it’s not rocket science” in today’s papers, so I thought I’d do a quick check for how many are appearing all over the net.
According to Google, “it’s not rocket science” appears in 153 stories in “news” while [...]

Commercial real estate will be just fine

For months now, ZeroHedge and unfortunately other bloggers and even some mainstream publications have been warning of an impending commercial real estate meltdown that’s supposedly going to crush banks, petrify credit markets, stall the economy’s V-shaped rebound, and usher in an epoch of plague, locust, boils and the slaying of every real estate lender’s first-born. [...]

Bit.ly Eclipses TinyURL on Twitter – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com

I also heard that Twitter cured cancer. But did you know it also brought peace to the Middle East? Here’s the transcript:
@Netanyahu: Let’s stop fighting
@Palestinians: Ok lol.
Amazing! I only wish the Times would devote more space to Twitter. I swear we don’t hear enough about this life-altering service.
via Bit.ly Eclipses TinyURL on Twitter – Bits [...]

The new AR debuts!

My editor, Michelle Celarier, appeared on this morning’s Squawk Box to discuss the premiere issue of AR: Absolute Return + Alpha, the world’s premier hedge fund magazine (if I do say so myself).

Hans Rosling’s incredible statistical animation

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