By DLB on October 27, 2011
Hit the link below for an audio download of the speech I recently gave at the annual Center for Cultural Leadership conference in San Francisco. I enjoyed giving the speech, and perhaps you will find something in it you agree with. For those who do not like my focus on cultural engagement or ...read this post
Posted in Theology
By DLB on October 3, 2011
I saw this large poster at the entry of a retail bank on Park Avenue today as I was walking to a meeting. I can’t think of a more ridiculous synopsis of what is wrong in the world that caused the financial crisis. Of course, your home is not “where the equity is”; ...read this post
Posted in Economics | Tagged housing crisis
By DLB on September 23, 2011
- This idea that Perry starts off strong and then weakens throughout the debate is just not true. He started off weak last night (from the very first question, and just got worse from there)
- “I don’t try to define who’s rich and who isn’t; I want everyone to be rich” – fantastic answer from ...read this post
Posted in Politics
By DLB on September 12, 2011
Tonight’s debate was fascinating and not just because we got the clearest answer yet from Ron Paul on how much he sympathizes with Al Qaida. Essentially, Rick Perry’s front-runner status was on full display as single-digit pollers like Rick Santorum and Michelle Bachmann went aggressively after him, as did his primary rival, Mitt Romney. ...read this post
Posted in Politics | Tagged GOP primary, Rick Perry
By DLB on August 19, 2011
In a lot of ways this book review does not belong in my series on the financial crisis of 2008 because well over 350 pages of the 500-page book have nothing to do with the financial crisis itself. But in one very important sense this book is extremely important to the aftermath ...read this post
Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged financial crisis 2008, George Soros, hedge funds, TARP