Dolors & Sense by Sanford Rose KISSIMMEE Florida—(Weekly Hubris)—4/4/11—Remember Chico in the Marx Brothers’ classic film, “The Cocoanuts”? He’s the guy who was supposed to bid up the price of property in a rigged…

Dolors & Sense by Sanford Rose KISSIMMEE Florida—(Weekly Hubris)—3/28/11—There are two ways in which a central bank can ruin an economy: doing things that are bad and not doing things that are good.…

Dolors & Sense by Sanford Rose KISSIMMEE FL—(Weekly Hubris)—3/21/11—People don’t cause recessions. Businesses don’t cause recessions. Sure, we are all greedy and self-interested. But we, singly or in groups, are not powerful enough…

Dolors & Sense by Sanford Rose KISSIMMEE FL—(Weekly Hubris)—3/7/11—Who caused the financial crisis? According to the recently issued final report of a blue-ribbon governmental commission: practically everyone—and therefore, of course, no one.   Perhaps…

Dolors & Sense by Sanford Rose KISSIMMEE, FL—(Weekly Hubris)—3/7/11—The clerisy* in this country includes a substantial group of non-institutionalized lovers of pain. Not their own, to be sure. Check that! Yes, their own—but not…

Dolors & Sense by Sanford Rose KISSIMMEE, FL—(Weekly Hubris)—2/21/11—The US and the American people didn’t pass Recession 101. Sure, the Great Recession is officially over. It has been for a long time. But, in…

Dolors & Sense by Sanford Rose KISSIMMEE, FL—(Weekly Hubris)—2/14/11—Well, it doesn’t quite cure everything, but it’s about the most cost-effective tool around. I’m talking about exercise. Not just walking, but something dubbed high-intensity…

Dolors & Sense by Sanford Rose KISSIMMEE, FL—(Weekly Hubris)—1/31/11—I thought it was just a museum, but it may be the next recession. By now, thanks to “60 Minutes,” nearly everyone is talking about…

Dolors & Sense by Sanford Rose KISSIMMEE, FL—(Weekly Hubris)—1/17/11—The recession took place just outside my front door. Only I didn’t see it. I live in a retirement community plunked down in one of…

Dolors & Sense by Sanford Rose KISSIMMEE, FL—(Weekly Hubris)—1/3/11—A.J. Liebling once said that although the function of the press in society is to inform, its role is to make money. Money for whom?…