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The Federal Reserve is hurting savers by keeping interest rates low. Low rates cause inflation. Low rates cause financial instability.
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Read More »Barry Ritholtz: Forecasts of holiday sales worthless
Forget August. The real silly season is upon us. As evidence, I present the forecast of a 13 percent increase in holiday sales made by Forrester Research, as cited in The New York Times this week. Color me skeptical.
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Read More »Noah Feldman: Should companies get away with lies they tell?
Is it a lie if you don’t know what you’re saying isn’t true? This eternal philosophical question, well-known to 6-year-olds everywhere, is now before the U.S. Supreme Court — and the stakes are hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of ...
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Read More »Bloomberg View: NASA is lost in space
Accidents happen. That's especially true of space flight, one of humankind's more complicated and dangerous endeavors, and it's a truth that was spectacularly illustrated this week at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, where a rocket blew up ferrying supplies to the International Space Station.
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Read More »Barry Rosen and Jonathan Montgomery: How much may health regulators regulate?
Federal courts are putting state health regulators in a box with no exits.
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Read More »William T. Wood: Need to see new UMUC
This is a pivotal moment for University of Maryland University College — an opportunity for this historically innovative institution to once again step forward and lead in a time of uncertainty and change.
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Read More »Megan McArdle: Does maglev make sense?
It’s hard to see how to develop the Northeast Corridor without building more mass transit. Air travel — well, I don’t need to tell you what air travel is like these days.
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Read More »Marquett Smith: Domestic violence doesn’t stay home
Every year, October marks a month-long awareness campaign, led primarily by advocates and survivors, on the impact of domestic violence on families, communities and workplaces.
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Read More »Saul E. Kerpelman: Better to get it right, than get it done
As a practicing trial attorney and frequent aspirant to review by our state’s highest court, I had mixed emotions regarding the “speedy opinions” portion of The Daily Record’s recent article on “The chief’s first year,” as well as an editorial praising the accomplishment of her goal for this year.
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Read More »Levi S. Zaslow: The legal appeal of the Ray Rice appeal
One of the most explosive issues in sports right now is the NFL’s discipline of its players. Discipline has been inconsistent, the NFL is accused of seriously mishandling cases, and there is public outcry about some players’ conduct.
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