Fascism is always lying there, just under the skin of democracy, waiting for its place in the sun. For…
Bailouts
Economists and Financial Analysts Suddenly See Need for Action–Any Action
Economists Agree Time Is of the Essence for Stimulus By Steven Mufson and Lori Montgomery Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday,…
Congress–Always in a Rush to Make Bad Judgments
BBC NEWS US watchdog attacks bail-out plan The Congressional Oversight Panel says the government overpaid for distressed financial assets and…
Ten Cents on the Dollar
Big Risks for U.S. in Trying to Value Bad Bank Assets By VIKAS BAJAJ and STEPHEN LABATON As…
The Struggle for Patience in an Impatient Nation
It seems time to climb back into the saddle at Opinion-Columns after a sojourn afoot, leading my no longer trembling…
The “Wizard of Oz” Solution to Insurance Company Solvency
Life Insurers’ Request for Relief Challenged By David S. Hilzenrath Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, January 27, 2009; D02 A…
An Extensive, Powerful, Transformative–Hoarding
Treasury Chief Says Banks Must Deploy New Capital By MARK LANDLER WASHINGTON — Describing the government’s financial bailout plan as…
The Irony of Senator Schumer on Executive Pay
Bank Program Reignites Debate on Executive Pay By Peter Whoriskey Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, October 14, 2008; A07 The…
Capital Is Doing Just Fine with Regard to Banks
October 12, 2008 White House Overhauling Rescue Plan By EDMUND L. ANDREWS and MARK LANDLER WASHINGTON — As international leaders…
Jim Freeman’s Melt-down Limerick
–> –> MELT-DOWN LIMERICK, by Jim Freeman The Limerick is poetry’s worst Never written by those who are versed In…