Monthly Archives: July 2014

Mortgage volume tanks

The reality of rapid asset inflation that disconnects prices from economic fundamentals is that the gains are destined for mean reversion because as affordability evaporates, higher prices become the cure for higher prices… Mortgage rates are barely moving, but demand … Continue reading

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Consumer reports: stop spraying children with sunscreen

Too much sun is clearly a health (and wrinkle) risk, but I have long had a concern that too much sunscreen will also prove detrimental to health. Limiting exposure seems to be the safer plan. Parents are being warned to … Continue reading

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FRONTLINE: Separate and unequal, a look at segregation in the public school system

FRONTLINE examines the growing divide in the American school system. On its face this can look like a racial divide, and certainly many racial minorities are found in the group of disadvantaged students. But more than race, this divide is … Continue reading

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