Hillary's Housing Fix in a New York Nutshell

A raw March morning in Albany. The wind whistled round the Empire State Asylum for the Politically Insane. Dr. Edwards, the new chief of staff, was making his first tour of the facility. Dr. Murchison, his predecessor, was acting as guide. First up, the day room....

Merrill Lynch, Springfield, and the Secret CDO Wasteland

Once upon a time, economic whiz bangs said subprime distress would pass through the financial system like you-know-what through a goose. Subprime was only a relatively small part of the mortgage market and not all borrowers were defaulting. Sure, a few mortgage lenders might...