The indictment of Gov. Blagojevich has folks wondering if Illinois indeed is as corrupt as its mythographers would have us believe. So the New York Times commissioned a study on which states have the most corruption, and why. And despite the best efforts of Philip Danforth Armour, Carter Harrison, the Richards Daley, Cyrus McCormick, George […]

How did Detroit get into this mess? Why is publishing such a disaster? Why don’t people make good movies anymore? Why does television suck?Tina Brown tells you.” . . . it would be marginally consoling if the pink slips were going to those who contributed so vigorously to their companies’ accelerating demise—the feckless zombies at […]

Or, Who watches the watchmen? (Note how I am cleverly getting you to read a financial article by making you think it’s about the upcoming Watchmen film.)A few weeks ago I recommended an article by Michael Lewis about the meltdown, and who knew it was coming, and who profited by knowing. One of the heroes […]

Has anyone else noticed the strong resemblance, not only in looks but in speech and mannerisms, between indicted Illinois governor Rod R. Blagojevich and newly-elected Maryland governor Tommy Carcetti? Here’s a video of one. Here’s the other. This can’t be a coincidence. Can it?