AIG

Where to for oversight?

March 19, 2009 General

As I scan the various world media, the lines from Hamlet Act V keep ringing in my head: Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy; he hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is! My gorge [...]

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Hang 'em high

March 3, 2009 General

That’s the thought that came to mind when I read Phil Fresht’s indictment of the global bank crisis. Phil argues that government should bring errant bankers to book. As night follows day, the level of indignation shown by commenters was palpable and predictable. One makes the interesting observation: …all the talk that has been going [...]

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