Saturday, March 7, 2009

Ernest Hemingway claimed was his best novel:

"For sale: Baby shoes, never worn."

Friday, March 6, 2009

If a Swiss bank can be prodded into opening its secret bank accounts, everything in this world is up for grabs.

A Swiss Bank Is Set to Open Its Secret Files

Thursday, March 5, 2009

What does history tell us about free markets and how to learn from our current predicament. Amartya Sen, one of the world's great wise men has some thoughts here, Capitalism Beyond the Crisis

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Why had Tim Geithner been such a bust so far? His unveiling didn't work, he's been tiptoeing around nationalization but not doing enough to restore confidence in this tact and he's still under a bit of a tax cloud.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Why aren't there more level 5 leaders -- ones whose focus on doing well for their company or cause irrespective of how they are affected. They give others credit when things go well and take responsibility when things go ill.

Monday, March 2, 2009

What's happened to the stories about clawbacks? Who made money on chimerical earnings?

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Can television or another form of entertainment both entertain and inform our public on the complexities facing public officials and the choices they must make. Would welcome a movie or two that shed light on the banking meltdown -- something that was fun but was easy to understand. Documentaries just don't have the necessary reach.