In fact, the world needs more nerds.

I am very proud of my nerd-dom.

The sources of deflation are not a mystery. Deflation is in almost all cases a side effect of a collapse of aggregate demand.. a drop in spending so severe that producers must cut prices on an ongoing basis in order to find buyers.

The lesson of history is that you do not get a sustained economic recovery as long as the financial system is in crisis.

Education - lifelong education for everyone - from toddlers to workers well advanced in their careers - is indeed an excellent investment for individuals and society as a whole.

Monetary policy is not a panacea.

If Wall Street crashes, does Main Street follow? Not necessarily.