Month September 2009

Can Goldman be trusted by its own clients

So asks Barry Ritholtz, financial world insider and respected financial commentator, author, and blogger. When folks like him start asking such questions… The question isn’t whether Goldman Sachs is Taibbi’s “great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessly…

Magical thinking from the Fed

In light of all this, the Fed’s decision to brag publicly about a few loans that are actually performing is sort of scary — it speaks to a level of intellectual desperation and magical-thinking unusual even for a banker in…

Weighing in on fat bigotry

To follow up on Big Fat Hate Speech, Sue’s fine rant about fat bigots. What is normal eating? “In short, normal eating is flexible. It varies in response to your hunger, your schedule, your proximity to food and your feelings.”…