A Ray of Economic Hope…

What happened to the mortgage industry is a mirror image of what’s happening to American families. The mortgage industry’s lust for “more,” regardless of the risk, led it over the precipice of failure. The American families that continue to incur debt in their lust for “more” are connected by an umbilical to the lending industry that [...]

Spitzer, Moralizing and Money…

Eliot Spitzer, soon-to-be former governor of New York, spent most of his recent professional career tilting against windmills on Wall Street and chasing the operatives of organized crime. He won a few battles and gained power in the process. Money wasn’t an issue for this privileged man who is heir to a $500 million estate. The money allowed the public man [...]