The Triumph of Hysteria
A calming word from The Little Old Lady
Posted: December 2, 2009 at 4:57 a.m.
Ireally wanted to get with it, honest. I felt this powerful urge to don sackcloth and ashes, beat my breast, proclaim that The End Is Near, and generally do a Paul Krugman. It was quite the fashion for a while among the Eeyores of the columnizing trade. They were placing all their bets on black—dark, funereal black—when the Panic of 2008 hit, which they insisted on confusing with the Great Depression.
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Editorial, Pages 16 on 12/02/2009
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