Rich guy Tom Perkins has been skewered in the media for his letter to the Wall Street Journal in which he made a grotesque comparison between Kristallnacht and the Occupy movement.  Perhaps we should be less critical of Perkins and others among his s… more »

Among 140-and-Under set, I follow a very select few. My favorite for a long time has been Josh Barro, lead blogger for Bloomberg View's The Ticker who  concentrates on tax and fiscal policy. He combines an an incisive wit with an impishness that often r… more »