Category Archives: Politics

Wow – cognitive aging causes worsening financial decisions after 53 – what about the macro?

Salon article by Andrew Leonard really brings up an interesting issue. If we make poorer financial decisions beyond age 53, what happens when much of the countries wealth is controlled by that same group of people? Humorous thought “But anyone … Continue reading

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Telephone voice – slow down, don’t overflect and pause!

Interesting research paper from the American Association for Public Opinion Research as reported in Time Magazine finds that persuasion rates are higher with voices that: 1)  Aren’t too fast or too slow – 3.5 words per second; 2)  For men, … Continue reading

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Awesome Budget Deficit Video – Wait til the End!

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The winds they are a changing

As the winds of north Texas begin to blow, so to do the political winds of 2011. It seems that just yesterday questions on Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and China dominated the headlines. Today the tragedy in Japan and an old … Continue reading

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