The Spanish saying “cada loco con su tema” (literally, each madman with his theme), suggests that everyone has their own obsessions. So, to continue with the usual fare here, two links copied out of the Times: Gee, yet another article on how realtors are unethical, horrible people. And, whoo-hoo, an article about the dangers of foreign banks refusing to hold US currency as their reserves. (Note that the second item, like every article published on the subject, cites Nouriel Roubini as the proponent of the more pessimistic expert on currency markets– Brad DeLong seems to be an admirer and his arguments are pretty cogent to a layman, so I think he’s believable. Plus, funny names are a bonus in my book.)
Did Cassandra ever get tired of her Jeremiads?
Secretly Ironic 