Star Parker on Black Unemployment solution

Star Parker, hardly an unbiased wall-flower, does have several great points to make.  The points she brings up, with few exceptions, have been proven to work.  The problem?  The solution cannot be tailored into a "Look, the Government solved it!" media sound bite, that promotes certain politicians at re-election time.  Adam Smith's invisible hand would be at work, and that doesn't make for a great bad news story the mainstream media likes so much.

Her second to last paragraph is the most telling.  The self-selection bias of individuals who pursue certain career paths brings us to an almost pre-ordained result.  Too bad.

I invite your comments and analysis.

http://townhall.com/columnists/starparker/2011/09/19/target_black_unemployment_with_enterprise_zones

Recession Over? Or are we still...

This is one for the ages. Literally! Here is an economic report that provides a good background and interesting perspective on the challenges involved in making the call. IS it or is it NOT? http://www.investorsinsight.com/blogs/john_mauldins_outside_the_box/archive/2010/02/15/is-the-recession-over.aspx