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Michael Lewis, author of Liar’s Poker, a semi-autobiographical account of working on Wall Street in the 1980s, has a great article in the December 2008 issue of Conde Nast’s Portfolio.com that dissects the current economic meltdown. [hat tip: Christian Tedrow] Lewis has a unique perspective on the psychologies of the players, their self-delusion, hubris, utter [...]

There’s an interesting piece at Reason magazine online — an interview conducted in July 1975 with Ronald Reagan. In it, Reagan described his brand of conservatism as libertarianism while correctly identifying the problem with the Libertarian Party — that it engenders anarchy, which ultimately leads to totalitarianism: REAGAN:  If you analyze it I believe the [...]