How Wall Street Killed Financial Reform Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone It's bad enough that the banks strangled the Dodd-Frank law. Even worse is the way they did it: with a big assist from Congress and the White House.
Can You Call a 9-Year-Old a Psychopath? Jennifer Kahn, The New York Times Magazine
Psychologists now believe fledgling psychopaths can be identified as early as kindergarten. The hope is to teach these children empathy before it’s too late.
‘Oh My God, We’re in Bed With the Vampire Squid’ Henry Blodget, Business Insider
How Goldman Sachs bungled the Facebook IPO.
The English Wars Joan Acocella, The New Yorker
The battle over the way we should speak.
Europe’s Other CrisisChristopher Caldwell, The New Republic
The U.K. takes a laissez-faire approach to immigration, while France insists newcomers accept its way of life. But neither will solve the problem looming alongside Europe’s financial meltdown.
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