Quis custodiet ipsos custodes (after they retire)?

Nassim Taleb has a thought provoking blog on the subject of gamekeepers turned poachers at the Huffington Post. Specifically he deals with regulators who use their in-depth knowledge of government regulations to secure extremely well paid employment, helping firms sail as close to the regulatory wind as possible, upon leaving public service. At Davos last year, Taleb was approached by Alan Blinder, a former Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank, who attempted to sell him a financial product that …

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Fridays should be self directed

The first of a regular series of ‘dress down Friday’ posts from Paul, because… well, the weekend’s coming and whoever’s annoyed you on Slugger it’s, well, time to (try to) start chillin’…