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Final Words From U.S. Bank Watchdog Sheila Bair
Not all banks are the same. A handful of banks — such as the one that invited me to speak in Austria this autumn– were not happy to see the multibillion-dollar bailouts, the hue and cry of the public and the resumption of the indefensible bonuses on Wall Street that have, again, given banks a bad name. I […]
Zombies, Freewill and the Inevitable Zombie Apocalypse
July 21, 2011
A reader requested I write about the inevitable zombie apocalypse. Very well then. I do not ascribe zombies to the rise of the Tea Party, the Gang of Six, or today’s call by euro-zone chiefs for a “selective default” on the Greek debt. Although that would be entirely conceivable. However, it is worth noting that respectable bastions of academia are […]
Good News About Unmitigated Awfulness
July 18, 2011
. So there’s this small issue of the world being debt-ridden and nobody hiring and the delicate financial machinery of our country breaking down in a way that can only be called utterly embarrassing. This is not altogether bad news. For those who have long been looking for their moment to escape a lifetime of professional drudgery, it is a chance to hit […]
‘Bogged Down In A Pseudo-Religious, Ideological War Over Whatever’
July 8, 2011
Not my words, just something an observant Canadian living inside the U.S. had to say today about our country’s death match over the debt ceiling — before remarking that it might be wise to, uh, “back-migrate.” Instead of an espresso shot this morning, take a gander at our impressive U.S. Debt Clock. If that doesn’t jolt you awake, nothing will. […]
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Lighted stairwell to the New York Mercantile Exchange's original trading pits.
Leah McGrath Goodman 
November 9, 2011
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