…no matter the labels thrown upon them, going back 1000s of years. Its recurring features — concentrated power, weak accountability mechanisms, suppression of organized opposition — are structural problems of…

In the midst of an essay on Louis C.K., Bob Lefsetz (chez Ritholtz) explains what the Lemieuxes and (now, sadly) Mannions of the world keep ignoring: One of the reasons…

Yes, I’m working with the null set again, but Peter Bockvar, chez Ritholtz, raises the most common objection to the Greek restructuring’s likely effect on the CDS market: [I]t will…potentially…

…with the BARF plan. The acronym is sadly missing from it, though commenter leftback chez Ritholtz claims to have been “ripped off.” (Think of it as having been mainstreamed, mate.)…

…surprised some are engaging in contrary commentary. “What Barack Obama Needed to Know About Tim Geithner, the AIG Fiasco and Citigroup” – The Big Picture (ritholtz.com) “Few observers outside Wall…

…it fell behind – which I’m pretty sure I read in Berkeley’s, Barry Eichengreen’s 2008 The European Economy Since 1945.) Europe’s fabled welfare state was offered as a compensation for…

…chief John Rother said, according to the Wall Street Journal. “But while AARP staffers fan out across the country to hear from members, the group’s CEO, Barry Rand, will be…

…president will try to help if it also helps him get reelected, but helping because it’s the right thing to do? Not likely. The late, not-quite-great Kenneth Koch—from whom Barry…

Barry Ritholz keeps us abreast of retail spending: Last month, I published a post on the nonsense that is Black Friday sales (No, Black Friday Sales Were Not Up 16%…

…around the time Tim Geithner was appointed. That mobilization is just away from the voting booth and onto the streets. Give You a Hint, Barry: When even Scott Lemieux, who…