The Machismo and Marianismo Tango

Our good friend, long time client and clinical psychologist Dr. David Sequeira recently published,  The Machismo and Marianismo Tango, a dissertation that was originally accepted by his dean with the proviso that it not be published. Dr. Sequeira tells us, the dean, “did not like what I had written”.  Click on the photo at right  Read more ➝

Grim forecast for L.A. and Long Beach ports

Imports at the Port of Long Beach, the nation’s second-busiest port, fell 18.6% compared with a month earlier.  Overall cargo traffic is down 26.8% for the year.  This according to a new report produced for the local ports but not released to the public. “It’s going to take a long time to climb up out  Read more ➝

Ben Bernanke And The ‘Great Panic’

On my drive home yesterday, I was able to listen to the latest broadcast of WHYY’s Fresh Air on National Public Radio (NPR).  This week’s show featured an interview with Wall Street Journal economics editor David Wessel on his new book, In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke’s War on the Great Panic.  The book examines the expanding  Read more ➝