Politics

In the Warren vs. Dimon Feud, It’s Warren, Not Even Close

Truth Teller

The problem isn’t Dimon’s mansplaining. It’s that Warren is telling a truth no one else will tell: Big banks aren’t free-market at all.

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OK, uber-liberal Elizabeth Warren is no Adam Smith. But when it comes to one issue and maybe one issue only, she comes closer to the famed free-market economist than do most of the bankers on Wall Street, Jamie Dimon included.

That issue involves the appropriate size and scope of the nation’s...

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