Business Pundit

Want to feel like a real frontiersman? Are you tired of being oppressed by “The Man”? Do you not even know who “The Man” is referring to? Then you gotta live off the grid! It’s like being a pioneer, only with the Internet and packets of… Read more

A new Baylor University study has found that people subconsciously set aside money for impulse buys when preparing a shopping list. Such “in-store slack” allows consumers to pick up items they may have forgotten to write on the list (or are… Read more

Share Many millionaires are among society’s biggest movers and shakers, working long hours and exhausting their mental capacity day in and day out to further their business, invent new medicines or produce greater art. Other millionaires… Read more

This graphic illustrates who might have influenced the Baucus plan–and how. Every politician (and bill) should come with one of these…. Read more

Matt Taibbi’s latest Rolling Stone article, “The Great American Bubble Machine,” undresses Goldman Sachs–and finds a “giant vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity.” Not only do former Goldmanites essentially run the world, they help… Read more

Want to look classy, but lack the funds? The answer is easy: Rent your way to cool. The UK Telegraph reports that “rented lifestyles” are becoming increasingly popular: Websites offering deals on everything from jewellery and children’s toys… Read more

Psychotactics shares how to market effectively by understanding how the brain works. Former Wall Street Journal editor and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury slams the mainstream media. BusinessListening.com offers insightful tips on the… Read more

My favorite excerpts from author John Scalzi’s excellent post on what being poor in America is like: Being poor is knowing your kid goes to friends’ houses but never has friends over to yours. Being poor is living next to the… Read more

I visited with our local public school Deputy Superintendent yesterday. Among the many challenges he mentioned facing the K-12 education system was the challenge of teaching children of poverty. When one of our small group asked about the… Read more

Roben Farzad at Business Week wrote a pointed analysis of how American savers have gotten hosed by the current economic state. Farzad makes the point that those who resisted excessive debt and lifestyles beyond their means (BTM) are now faced with… Read more

The country’s latest celebrity obsession has unwittingly created a major trend: Rimless glasses. From the UK Guardian: Opticians in America have reported a surge in demand for the rimless rectangular specs worn by John McCain’s running mate… Read more

During back-to-back appearances in California Saturday night, presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain were asked to address a simple issue: Define “rich.” Obama: If you make $250,000 a year or more, you are “doing… Read more

Although our most popular holidays find their roots in religion, or the virtues of modesty, humility, family, and an appreciation of one another, we live in an age where these holidays have lost their once-special meaning and have become largely… Read more