Ethics Under TARP Ethics Under TARP
As government takes a larger role in business, political skills may matter more than business acumen. And ethics? Not so much.
Jan 22, 2009 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
A Very Different 100 Days A Very Different 100 Days
Many comparisons have been made between Obama and FDR. But the forty-fourth president will have a very different first 100 days.
Jan 17, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Nicholas von Hoffman
Priming the Economic Pump Priming the Economic Pump
Nobody can say whether pumping large amounts of money into the economy will work--or even define the proper measure of success.
Jan 8, 2009 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Fed Makes Money The Fed Makes Money
Banks have stopped lending money, so the Federal Reserve is printing more. That's the wrong way to resolve our economic crisis.
Dec 22, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Bernard Madoff, Trust-Buster Bernard Madoff, Trust-Buster
The $50 billion fraud is bad enough. But the disgraced trader has done even more serious damage. He's destroyed trust in our financial system.
Dec 17, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Detroit’s Auto-da-Fé Detroit’s Auto-da-Fé
In the auto industry's latest trial by fire, Senate Republicans lit the match--and what's left of the economy could go down in flames.
Dec 12, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
How Hedge Funds and Private Equity Hurt Us How Hedge Funds and Private Equity Hurt Us
College endowments and workers bear the brunt of hedge fund managers' gambles and private equity takeovers.
Dec 11, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
State Banks Could Solve Financial Crisis State Banks Could Solve Financial Crisis
Forget big bailouts. The fed should finance non-profit state banks like the Bank of North Dakota--no profit means no reason for bankers to misbehave--to get real money to real peop...
Nov 26, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Obama Faces Deflation Risk Obama Faces Deflation Risk
Wall Street was buoyed by the appointment of Timothy Geithner as Treasury Secretary. But that can't offset worries that deflation will compound our economic woes.
Nov 21, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Why We Shouldn’t Save GM Why We Shouldn’t Save GM
The bailout should be used to expand unemployment compensation instead of propping up a single, failing corporation.
Nov 18, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman