…underwriting risk incurred in the process. … [Hedge funds acting as reinsurance companies] have insufficient insurance expertise…. Much of this activity has stemmed from financial engineering and deal making of…

…implementation: The “savings” from leaving Afghanistan coupled with the passage of the Budget Control Act with a cap on military spending offer a similar opportunity for a war surcharge. Any…

…took his own considerable cut of the action. But because we are not living in a reasonable world, at least in terms of D.C.-insider debates on economic policy, Lew’s nomination…

…is no longer the only Democratic game in town. A recognition of this is what’s been missing from most of the commentary and analysis. But the next two years, and…

…it already was clearly established in law that their action violated a civil right. Conservative justices and lower-court judges have increasingly required that the action by the government official or…

…beyond plausible recognition of the statute’s actual language, if necessary, to favor corporations. This is known by them as “originalism” and “textualism.” And known by others, not all of whom…

…indeed handed over to men. The women were given more peripheral roles. While Romney should receive some recognition for acknowledging that appointment of women was and is the right thing…

…old axes about the 1996 act. There was a big Sunday New York Times piece by Jason DeParle conflating the plight of “the poor” with those of the single unwed…

Another recognition for Angry Bear contributors comes in the form of Scotusblog Wednesday roundup: You may have heard of Scotusblog because of the coverage of Supreme Court’s decision on court…

…period between 1933 and the 1990s, before bank-merger mania and the repeal of the relevant parts of the Glass-Steagall Act so changed the nature of the American banking industry. You…