In the Financial Meltdown, Who Made the `Margin Call'?

This week, Kevin Spacey and Stanley Tucci lead an all-star cast (including Demi Moore, Simon Baker, Paul Bettany, and Jeremy Irons, plus rising Star Trek newcomer Zachary Quinto) in the latest cinema exploration of The Day The Money Died, Margin Call . Set over the course of a single day …

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Written by Telly Davidson on Friday October 21, 2011

Wow, US Banks Really Hate Debit Cards

One of the really striking differences between daily life in the US and Canada is the all-pervasiveness of debit cards north of the 49th parallel and their comparative absence to the south. On the US side, banks until recently charged retailers a very hefty price for the use of a debit card, …

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Written by David Frum on Friday September 30, 2011

A Recovery Menaced By Dysfunctional Politics

In a time of fundamental uncertainty, what do we know for certain? No, that’s not a Yogi Berra kind of question. Timing of passage of an increase of some size in the national debt ceiling remains uncertain. Which side will blink first remains uncertain. Final form of the legislation …

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Written by Steve Bell on Friday July 29, 2011

Why Americans Think All Politicians Fail Them

I have a new column in the Times of London that discusses why Americans currently dislike all politicians. I have a new column in the Times of London that discusses why Americans currently dislike all politicians. Through the first decade of the 21 st century, it could almost be …

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Written by David Frum on Monday July 18, 2011

Turning A Crisis Into A Greek Tragedy

The political management of the Greek financial crisis is akin to the generalship exhibited in World War One and could have similar catastrophic consequences for Europe. Looking back at historic events, say the protracted tragedy of World War One, one is frequently puzzled by the inability of the …

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Written by Napoleon Linardatos on Monday June 27, 2011