Month March 2010

Why the CDO market melted down

Anna Katherine Barnett-Hart wrote a paper while a student at Harvard that Michael Lewis used as inspiration for his new book, The Big Short. Yes, she’s that good. Clusterstock: We read through it, and what’s great about it is the…

Does assassination promote democracy?

Yes. Seems like whacking people may be a great way to promote freedom! [Quoting from an article] “We find that, on average, successful assassinations of autocrats produce sustained moves toward democracy.” What a way to dive head first into ethical…