Nassim Taleb: There Is Not Enough Skin in the Game
Today’s leaders in media, government, and business do not have sufficient ‘skin in the game’ and are not impacted by instances of their own incompetence
Map of the Day: The Greatest Extent of the Roman Empire
The borders of the Roman Empire at its greatest extent, in 117 AD
Map of the Day: Household Income in Every County in the US
County-wide median household income varies by a stunning $106,700 across the US
Map of the Day: Visualizing US and Russian Arms Sales Since 1950
The stunning volume and destination of competing arms sales from the US and Russia (alternatively the USSR) since 1950
Image of the Day: NASA’s Apollo 11 Mission
The flight path and stages of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission, the first mission to land humans on the Moon
Rick Santelli and Jim Bianco: Yield Curve Inversions Matter
“If I was Federal Reserve Chairman, I’d stop raising. I’d say look at that bloated balance sheet”
Taps Coogan: ECB’s Balance Sheet Has Outgrown the Eurozone Three Years Running
The unfortunately consequence of years of overly accomatodative monetary policy form the ECB is that it has achieved its long-wished-for goal of 2% inflation for all the wrong reasons
Map of the Day: International Exports for Every County in the US
The US may be, in effect, more politically sensitive to outcomes on trade than economically sensitive
Charts: Births to Foreign-Born Mothers in Every Region of England and Wales
Over a third (33.9%) of children born in England and Wales now have at least one parent who was born outside the UK.
In the Last 200 Years, Only Two Presidents Have Gained in the House in Their First Midterm Election
In the last 200 years and 34 presidents, a first term president’s party has maintained a stable or increased number of seats in the House just twice during their first midterm election.