What I learned yesterday… One should not stare at a stock ticker all day and constantly recalculate your family’s savings. It leads to ulcers and unsightly wrinkles.

Things look a little better today, after the feds decided to crack down on people who make a living speculating that the stock market will fail. But I’m not sure if we’re out of the woods yet.

What would have happened if we had privatized social security? How has the economy completely shifted this election? Will New York become Rochester? What exactly happened (answers here)?

Love that David Brooks relied heavily on hometown blogger, Megan McArdle, in his column today on the economy.

Those questions bothered me yesterday. But not so much today. Happy posts will follow.