Category Archives: Bernard Madoff

Markets Are Self-Regulating

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Markets Are Self-Regulating”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe Securities Exchange Commission has released an inspector general’s report on Bernie Madoff. Michael Hirsh of Newsweek has read it: The scariest thing about the report, perhaps, is that it isn’t about what happened in … Continue reading →

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Which New Gang For Madoff?

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Which New Gang For Madoff?”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailNominee for understatement of the day is this, said of Bernie Madoff now that he’s in prison: Let’s break it down. You got the black gang: Bernie’s not running with them. You got … Continue reading →

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The One They Didn’t Print

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “The One They Didn’t Print”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailI got an email response to my letter this time. The editor asked me to trim the letter to under 300 words, which I did. That was a week ago. It still hasn’t … Continue reading →

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The One They Didn’t Print

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “The One They Didn’t Print”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailPerhaps not surprisingly, the Times Daily didn’t run my response to this tinfoil-hat hackery. To the Editor: Lawrence Swift blames a “shallow, misinformed and apathetic citizenry” for “acquiescence in the face of egregious … Continue reading →

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Mad Money

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Mad Money”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe story of our ongoing financial disaster is an epic global labyrinth. There are so many moving parts to the meltdown that it still hasn’t been given a name. Paul Krugman may have gotten a head … Continue reading →