Senegal: ‘The Web is Very, Very, Very Powerful’ – Thu, 23 Feb 2012[RNW Africa] “I will vote for Wade, of course!” shouts Amadou, a young taxi driver, taking me to my hotel in downtown Dakar. “Wade has worked hard and that’s how it works here.” We drive past large posters of the various presidential candidates [...]
Politics & Protocol
James Madison, Nullification, Interposition and Sovereign Constitutional Powers – Tue, 21 Feb 2012The seemingly unstoppable growth of the federal government has led to a revival, in some circles, of the discredited notion of nullification as a legitimate constitutional mechanism for states to reassert their sovereign powers.Abraham Lincoln or the Progressives: who was the real father [...]
Mortgages
Mortgage mods for profit – Mon, 20 Jul 2009Mortgage rates have held fairly steady since the middle of last week.A successful MHA refi – Fri, 17 Jul 2009A note, sent yesterday, from a reader named Matthew.Wrong-headed regulators – Thu, 16 Jul 2009I have an article up today — “Want to refinance? Know the details” — [...]
Insurance News
Breaking News Aetna CEO: Health Insurers Face Extinction It’s not often that you hear the leader of Fortune 100 company publicly acknowledge the imminent demise of his venerable, profitable business model. Yet, speaking at the HIMSS12 Conference in Las Vegas, Aetna CEO, Chairman and President Mark Bertolini, said a reckoning for the traditional health insurance [...]
Investing
Emerging Markets Sheldon Adelson’s $25 Billion Comeback – Wed, 22 Feb 2012Self-made billionaire wields his influence in GOP presidential primary and brings Vegas to Asia.The U.S. And China: Agreeing To Disagree – Fri, 17 Feb 2012China Vice President Xi Jinping’s visit to the U.S. was largely uneventful, but at the same time, highly meaningful.The China [...]