By • Sep 17,2008

Imagination

Over in (non-Soviet) Russia, trading was suspended yesterday after markets tumbled 17%. Some Russian reportedly said: “It is a situation of total mistrust. The liquidity crisis is being caused by...

By • Sep 17,2008

Not Helpful

Does Matt Yglesias really want this? Is he serious? In November, there’s going to be an election. And in January, there’ll be a new President. And in the interim, progressive...

By • Sep 17,2008

Chairman Bernanke, Dear Leader

This is approximately the only time I’ll be posting anything on macroeconomics, because frankly I’d almost rather be writing about third-wave feminism or something. But yesterday’s news that the Federal...

By • Sep 17,2008

In new Russia, vodka drink you!

So apparently someone has been using an underwater pipeline to smuggle vodka out of Russia. Thing is, I would have thought the pipe-flow would have been in the opposite direction.

By • Sep 17,2008

Back in Time

Megan McArdle has a great post up looking back at what went wrong and what could’ve been done differently to avert the financial crisis we find ourselves in today. Have...