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Torture’s in the House – Alexander Draine
Draine on Society The news has recently been filled with blows and counterblows between Speaker of the House Pelosi and the Central Intelligence Agency. The topic at hand is whether… Read more
The Economics of Giving to Public Universities – Alex Draine
Draine on Society Research may be considered one of the critical aspects of human activity that separate us from all other known species. Through the continued study of a facet… Read more
Goldman Sucks: Questionable Accounting Practices in America’s Top Investment Firm – Alex Draine
Draine On Society Quarterly profits are quarterly profits, right? A company simply reports the revenues and costs associated with a three-month period and the difference must be the net gains… Read more
Draine on Society – Alex Draine
AIG and CDS The popular fury at the executive bonuses paid out by American International Group (AIG) is well-placed. Despite the fact that these bonuses represent only one tenth of… Read more
Draine on Society – Alex Draine
On Healthcare President Obama’s recent budget proposal, as outlined in his address to the Congress, requested $634 billion to be set aside for healthcare reform. Health care reform is a… Read more
…The Spinners Get Tough – Alex Draine
Alex Giannattasio recently commented on a column by Josh Baker about Barack Obama, Republicans, and bipartisanship. This is a brief letter outlining several issues I take with The Tough get… Read more
The N-Word – Alex Draine
It seems as though a day cannot go by without hearing the N-word. That’s right, I’m talking about nationalization. Even the thought of the word is enough to send some… Read more
Draine on Society – Stimulus vs. Bailout
By Alex Draine There are a lot of financial buzzwords floating around these days. From Washington to New York, numbers and terms are being thrown about without much thought. It… Read more
