What Happened to Cause the Financial Crisis?

October 5, 2008 at 11:26 am

To paraphrase an NPR announcer I overheard this morning: A sure sign that a crisis is occurring is when you are trying to figure out things you never thought you’d care about. In the interest of “knowledge is power” and “knowing is half the battle,” I thought I’d post a […]

Pass a Better Wall Street Bill

September 29, 2008 at 8:29 pm

Dear Democrats, I’m not sure if you realize this, but Republicans handed you a fantastic opportunity today by not passing the Wall Street bailout bill. Facing pressure from constituents, 2/3 of Republicans failed to back the bill. Here’s the political end-game they are playing and how this works to your […]