Why are so many investors boors?

I’m not talking about a couple of bad eggs here or there.  As far as I can tell, there’s a distinctive phenotype that may not describe all investors, but certainly seems to capture far more than chance alone would dictate.

Boors, you ask? ...

One of the iron laws of U.S. news reporting is that the economy gets positive reviews under Democratic presidents and negative reviews under Republican presidents.

Dan Rostenhowski and Ted Stevens did not get much political reward for their good work and deserve to be remembered for working hard in what they thought was the public interest.

President Obama seems eager for people to know he feels aggrieved. The president has always had the gift of self-pity and blame-shifting. If you hate the job, don't run.

There has never been more than a 2.8-year difference in the average age of House Republicans and House Democrats, but the difference in this Congress is 5.3 years--almost double that.

The ultimate losers as the Chevron and Ecuador case drags on will be the locals in the villages originally polluted.

Members of Congress are again opposing meaningful ethics reform.

House Republicans seem to be wavering on an earmark ban, but voters have a right to know before Election Day whether House Republican leaders will ban earmarks if they win the majority.