Mental Recession

Life During A Recession Isn't All Bad

Wall Street Journal | Neal Templin | Posted 03.08.2009 | Business


Nothing like a recession to bring prices down. When we bought our house in New Jersey last year, the home inspector told us that the towering ash tre...

Friday Talking Points [48] -- Throwing Out The Rulebook

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Back in Volume 36 of this Friday Talking Points column, I pointed out what seemed to me to be an obvious observation -- that the media was going a lot...

Friday Talking Points [45] -- Lessons Democrats Should Learn From Obama's Speech

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

I know that just about the entire blogosphere is talking about John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin (who?) for his running mate, but I, for one, refuse t...

McCain's Head Games on Taxes

Ari Melber | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics


Ari Melber

Phil Gramm was not "off message." McCain's economic platform rests on the premise that the nation's economic challenges are minor and primarily psychological.

Hillary Clinton's $20 Million Mental Recession

236.com | 23/6: The News, But Funnier | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics


Hillary Clinton is offering a once in a lifetime opportunity: buy a t-shirt, and help pay off her debt. The black tee is $50.00 and reads, "For everyo...

Friday Talking Points [38] -- Whiners And Cheeseheads

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Welcome back to Friday Talking Points, after a one-week hiatus! While plenty has happened in the past two weeks which bears close and careful analysis...

Mental Recession: Like Manna From Heaven

Liz Spikol | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics


Liz Spikol

As a mental health journalist and someone who suffers with bipolar disorder, if there's one thing I know, it's how to solve a "mental" crisis.

McCain's Out-of-Touch Co-Chair Says U.S. is "a Nation of Whiners"

Gerald McEntee | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics


Gerald McEntee

Americans aren't whining. They are voicing their justified frustration with policies that put profits over people. They have had it with politicians who stand in the way of change.