I had to reprint in full the following comment from Edmund L. Andrews, former chief economics reporter for the New York Times, now blogging here.
When I was in journalism school many years ago, a professor remarked that business reporters often go through three phases of maturation. At the start, the callous young reporter assumes that [...]
McLatchy reports on a man who lost his COBRA health insurance because he accidentally underpaid his November bill by 2 cents. He sent the pennies but it ultimately took an inquiry by the Miami Herald to get him reinstated. COBRA doesn’t give you a grace period. If you pay late, you’re cut off in the [...]
I didn’t like what I heard from one of my favorite economists when I ran into him at a party on New Year’s Day. It was hard to converse while holding plates and chewing ribs, but I caught the gist and called him later to learn more. We talked about jobs, investing and how the [...]
