Tags: aig
New Yorker on Banking Corruption: Suck it Up and Stop Whining

Peter Laarman.

Pardon me, Nick, but the course you are recommending—and the White House policy you are explicitly endorsing—happens to represent a complete breach of public trust.

The Unbearable Magnetism of Watching Obama Slip on a Banana Peel

Louis A. Ruprecht.

Having put himself in the spotlight the president ought to be aware of the history of the polity’s relationship to tragedy and comedy. Rise and fall.

Why David Brooks Doesn't Get the Outrage Over AIG

Louis A. Ruprecht.

Despite the fact that the AIG bonuses represent only a fraction of the crisis there's more to economics than number crunching.

AIG: On Charisma and Routinization of Greed

Louis A. Ruprecht.

Why exactly are these prophets receiving even more bonus money and what happened to Obama the prophet candidate?