Topic: Jonathan Macey

Sci-Fi Poli Sci

In the science fiction novel The Unincorporated Man, Dani Kollin and Eytan Kollin describe a future world in which all individuals are " There is something more than a little fanciful about the Kollin brothers' vision, and the protagonist of the novel, a ...

Are Ken Lewis, Ben Bernanke and Hank Paulson Heroes or Goats?

Is Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis helped or hurt by Thursday's revelations of apparent meddling by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and then-Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson in the acquisition of Merrill Lynch?. If Bernanke and Paulson forced him to complete ...

Regulatory Wrong Turns

For example, the Enron matter generated the much reviled Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, though its main provisions have almost nothing to do with the actual facts surrounding the demise of Enron. When the terror of financial panic hit the U.S. in the early ...