I have not closely followed the controversies surrounding the 9/11 memorial and the fate of Ground Zero. Not to sound cold, but it’s clear that the urban space is important for many reasons and that all those who lost loved…
Amidst all the discussion of the ratio of national debt to GDP, there has been little discussion of the ratio of Americans’ household debt as a percentage of GDP. Using a graph generated at Economagic.com, here’s the total household debt…
I don’t think that tax cuts are the best way to stimulate more economic activity. Instead of including $288 billion in abandoned tax revenue, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA or “The Stimulus”) would have been more effective if…
I love good graphs and straightforward data. And that’s what Calculated Risk served up today with a post about the June decline in total vehicle miles driven in the U.S. and with a post about the decline in a key…
In a post a few weeks ago, I complained that the Savannah Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon was offering no payment for bands chosen to play on the course. The wording left open the door for compensation, but specifically said that…
The Philadelphia Federal Reserve released the monthly index of economic activity for each state today, and the numbers aren’t very good for this point in a recovery. And the numbers are terrible for Georgia and some other states in the…
I’ve written a lot about Georgia’s banking crisis, and here’s another post on it. According to the AJC this morning: Federal bank regulators sued 17 former directors and officers of Silverton Bank on Monday, accusing the officials of gross negligence…
I posted some of this information before, but this seems like a good time for a recap. No major hurricanes — defined as those of category 3, 4, or 5 — made landfall on the Georgia coast in the 20th…
I’ve been posting maps as they’ve become available as Georgia redistricting continues. The new state house maps prompted me to ask: Will 2011 redistricting finally kill off the endangered White Georgia Democrat? And now the proposed new map of districts…
It’s been a long, arduous process — and now we have a winner. Governor Nathan Deal chose today from three finalists, none of which I liked. And he picked the one that I like least. It seems he just chose…
[If you’re looking for the winning plate design, go here.] I’ve been running behind with posts about some ongoing topics on this blog, and I’m quite late with this post of the three finalists chosen by online voting on the…
The short answer to my own question is no, of course not. But the next few election cycles could be abysmal for white Democratic candidates in Georgia. Peach Pundit has published a memorandum by Georgia House Minority Leader Stacy Abrams…
