I’ve been writing a lot lately here on the blog and in my Savannah Morning News columns about the need to focus public policy on job creation and retention. With the 2012 state legislative session looming, I’m going to be…
I’m not heartened by last week’s agreement among Eurozone countries to commit to stricter austerity packages. At best, things are going to get really, really messy as countries continue to cut budgets, as growth slows, as a variety of treaties…
I’m sure I made a few people angry with my City Talk column today: New city council’s average age is 57; can they relate to younger residents? The gist of it can be summed up in two sentences from the…
The Cloud has been designed by MVRDV; it consists of two luxury residential towers in Seoul, South Korea with a spectacular layer of interconnections. And the proposed buildings have generated considerable controversy over the last day because images of the…
There are still 977 banks known to be facing some sort of heightened scrutiny from the FDIC, according to the unofficial problem bank list regularly posted at Calculated Risk. But the odds are looking better and better that the majority…
A new poll from SurveyUSA shows Georgian Newt Gingrich with a huge lead among likely voters in the state’s Republican primary. Of course, the primary isn’t scheduled until March 6th, so lots could obviously happen between now and then. Still,…
Congratulations to my former students — and to all the students — who just graduated from Armstrong Atlantic State University. I’ve been teaching part-time or full-time at Armstrong since 2000. I just came from the ceremony in the arena —…
Georgia has some lousy trends in terms of jobs right now, but both income taxes and sales taxes suggest increases in average incomes and in consumer spending. Here’s the latest data for November, with comparisons to November of 2010. There…
I’ve praised Newt Gingrich on this blog for his sensible stand on immigration policy, but I’m troubled by many, many things that Gingrich says. I’m not the only one. From David Brooks’ The Gingrich Tragedy in the NYT: I’d make…
Founded in 1981, The Queers have obviously been on the scene for a long time. Here’s “Punk Rock Girls”: “Don’t Back Down”: Openers are The Wild and Free Candy. Looks like a fun night at The Wormhole. I’ll update this…
The black middle class has grown dramatically in America over the last couple of decades. Non-discrimination laws and political clout in cities meant that blacks were hired in large numbers for solid government jobs at the state and local level.…
This gig really sneaked up on me. You can read more about George Porter, Jr., on his website. Here’s Runnnin’ Pardners with a cover of The Meters’ “Yeah, You’re Right”: From Porter’s official bio on his website: George Porter, Jr.…
Well, I have to say that I’m not heartened by the news from the summit in Europe today. The European Central Bank has not made the bold moves that seem required, and the political brinksmanship between Europe’s wealthiest countries and…
The Obama administration’s Housing Scorecard for November spotlights Atlanta, which recently saw the worst ever monthly price decline in the history of the S&P/Case-Shiller indices. The scorecard includes a number of graphics showing the Atlanta metro area’s relative weakness, like…
