The Naked Dollar

Comments from finance/tech guy turned novelist. Author of best seller Campusland. Follow on Twitter: @SJohnston60.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Mixed Feelings About the "Billionaire's Pledge"

›
No doubt by now you've heard of "The Giving Pledge." Founded by Bill Gates and the increasingly-irritating Warren Buffett, it...
2 comments:
Thursday, January 13, 2011

Comments on the Consumer Electronics Show

›
140,000 people jammed this year's CES in Las Vegas. I'd never been before, so the scope was breathtaking. There had to be fifty foot...
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Is Paris Hilton Inciting Violence?

›
Hmm. Has anyone told her she needs to dial back the rhetoric?
2 comments:
Monday, January 10, 2011

The Game Changer I Saw At the Consumer Electronics Show

›
  Just saw the first thing here at the CES that I think is a game changer with some profound implications. Not even sure the manufacturer h...
3 comments:
Monday, January 3, 2011

America the Porky

›
So I was at a theme park recently...the theme was, "Get in line, fatty."                                                        ...

GDP Since Jesus

›
Thought this was great, courtesy of the Economist. Here comes China:
Tuesday, December 28, 2010

The Malthusians Never Win

›
Thomas Malthus, Doofus One wonders how many bets they have to lose before they get it: Economic Optimism? I'll Take that Bet!
1 comment:
Thursday, December 23, 2010

What Will Happen Soon Enough All Over the Country...

›
...if we don't look public sector unions (teachers union most of all) squarely in the eye and say: You can not be paid the benefits th...
Tuesday, December 21, 2010

The New Electoral Math

›
The results are in, and there is new electoral math to consider. Gaining congressional seats are: Texas                 +4 Florida      ...
1 comment:
Monday, December 20, 2010

The Coming State Apocolypse

›
This 60 Minutes piece by Steve Kroft on the catastrophic position of state finances is well worth watching: 60 Minutes I have been convi...
1 comment:
‹
›
Home
View web version
Scott
Author of St. Martin's Press novel Campusland, Co-founder of two technology companies, former Yale adjunct. Follow on Twitter @SJohnston60
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.