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The Midas Watch

Jun 18

Panic in Detroit

Let’s talk Detroit for just a minute. Forget the brouhaha the media have blown up around the head of “car
By Michael M. Thomas
May 26

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of the Great Giveaway

I think we have to be realistic. The people who brought us this mess, beginning with the failure of securitized
By Michael M. Thomas
May 12

The Great Geithner Giveaway, Part II

For today’s sermon, let us return to the always popular subject, Your Dollars and Mine at Work and Play. I
By Michael M. Thomas
May 5

Friendship in the Land of Lost Content

By Michael M. Thomas
Apr 28

Of Goldman, Geithner and Grifters

By Michael M. Thomas
Apr 21

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Goldman Sachs

By Michael M. Thomas
Apr 14

Who Will Be Left Holding The Bag?

By Michael M. Thomas
Apr 7

Dance to the Music of Geithner

By Michael M. Thomas
Mar 24

Three Little Words Tell You Civilization Is Collapsing

By Michael M. Thomas
Mar 10

My Own $2.5 Trillion Stimulus: $25,000 to Each Taxpayer: Three guys hatched it at Three Guys—it’s better than World War III!

By Michael M. Thomas
Mar 3

Stop Whining About The Dirty Word: Nationalization Is Just Equity

By Michael M. Thomas
Feb 17

Why Didn’t Warren Buffett Blast Moody’s?

By Michael M. Thomas
Apr 18

Massive Portfolio’s Platinum-Plated Debut

By Michael M. Thomas
Feb 26

Resurrected by the Wrath of Liz Smith

By Michael M. Thomas
Feb 12

Gad! Why Wasn’t I Asked to Schwarzman Party? Hell, I Won’t Grovel

By Michael M. Thomas
Jan 22

A Mesopotamian Proposal: Restore Chaos’ ‘Dread Empire’

By Michael M. Thomas
Jan 8

Spotlight on the Wealth Gap: Goldman’s Wretched Excess

By Michael M. Thomas
Aug 21

Sag Harbor Summer: After Many Sunsets, Artie Gimlet Returns

By Michael M. Thomas
Jul 17

A Puzzling Inflation Fight— The Worst of Both Worlds

By Michael M. Thomas
Jul 17

A Puzzling Inflation Fight- The Worst of Both Worlds

By Michael M. Thomas
May 22

Hurray for Bloomberg, A One-Man Third Party

By Michael M. Thomas
May 22

Hurray for Bloomberg, A One-Man Third Party

By Michael M. Thomas
May 8

Hamilton Project Revisited: Foxes Guard the Henhouse

By Michael M. Thomas
May 8

Hamilton Project Revisited: Foxes Guard the Henhouse

By Michael M. Thomas
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