1. From my Classical History course this week, I learned that during the First Punic War a certain Roman consul wanted to attack the Carthaginian fleet, but the augurs warned him that it would be a disaster. The sacred chickens weren't eating, and that was a bad omen. The consul replied, "They won't eat? Let … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: History, Economics, and RIP Carl Weathers
Finance
A Digression on Mortgages and Race
Found this article at mpamag.com (my work website links to them, since it’s a mortgage company), which rather amused me in a dark way. I won't go through the whole thing, suffice to say it's about a new 'equitable housing plan' being put forward by Fannie Mae (one of the two major housing authorities) to … Continue reading A Digression on Mortgages and Race
The Problem with Boycotting Amazon
Those of us who sell things on Amazon are in a bit of a quandary these days. On the one hand, many people quite understandably don't want to support the great jungle of avarice and arrogance. Since it's become increasingly clear just how much power giant tech companies like this wield, a lot of people … Continue reading The Problem with Boycotting Amazon
Serpent's Den 