[contextly_auto_sidebar id="9AhxX8pf5CvtID3wavJN9goOU6FcNHYU"] YOUR humble blogger is just back from a few days in Puebla, Mexico, which hosted an annual ideas conference that included writer Piper Kerman, filmmaker Werner Herzog, tiger mom Amy Chua, and a host of musicians, neuroscientists, and magicians. There was also an appearance by the Orquestra Esperanza Azteca, one of the many groups … [Read more...]
Archives for November 11, 2014
Michael Lewis and the Wolves of Wall Street
[contextly_auto_sidebar id="E5qNaI36069IPjIw5lgPIe3Zh8gOxJpu"] FEW writers have penetrated the macho, risk-taking culture of finance like journalist Michael Lewis, who worked on Wall Street and in the City of London in the late '80s. His first book, the colorful, high-octane Liar's Poker, has just been reissued for its 25th anniversary, and it describes the birth of the sort of casino … [Read more...]