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Freddie and Financial Crisis
The two housing GSEs (government-sponsored enterprises) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, dominate the mortgage finance sector. They operate on tre
No Utopia After All
Idyllic Aura has Faded in the Pacific Northwest (CSM): “Dot-com collapse in
The Wit’s End of Anti-Discrimination Law
Going for the Look, but Risking Discrimination (NYT): “Hiring for looks
British Stock Market Returns
Over two centuries, “periodic catastrophic declines that destroy years of accumulated profits are the norm, not the exception,” says&nb
No Iraq/Al-Qaida Link
Ex-Officials Dispute Iraq/al-Qaida Links (Washington Post): “As Presi
Nader is Everywhere Too
Nader started out his career trashing small cars lke the Corvair as “unsafe at any speed,” but now he thinks they’re peachy and t