I highly recommend this long but excellent piece, “Wall Street Lays Another Egg,” by Niall Ferguson in Vanity Fair. You’ll be smarter if you read even half.
Hat Tip: Ralph Hancock on the Postmodern Conservative blog @ Culture11
I highly recommend this long but excellent piece, “Wall Street Lays Another Egg,” by Niall Ferguson in Vanity Fair. You’ll be smarter if you read even half.
Hat Tip: Ralph Hancock on the Postmodern Conservative blog @ Culture11
SATURDAY’S EPHEMERA: Linking the transitory…
Twenty of ‘em; I’m dropping the “TRANNIES” gizmo … corny!…

2008 November 15
Liz –
Took you up on your recommendation and read the whole thing … my God we’re all guilty!
Ferguson’s article is probably the best econ-history article I’ve ever read on any subject; surely the most focus-challenging hour I’ve ever spent. Too bad others won’t want to improve their knowledge here.
Thank you!
John Gillmartin’s last blog post..GOP: Some people can write but few people make sense when they do!