Daily Archives: Wednesday, September 24, 2008

The President addresses the nation on the banking crisis

Franklin Delano Roosevelt addresses the nation via radio regarding the country’s banking crisis in what is now called “The First Fireside Chat.” March 12, 1933. My friends: I want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the … Continue reading

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Did we call it a bailout when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?*

I don’t know much about global finance, but I know something about branding. So I know this: When you lose control of a message so much that within moments of its introduction, everyone is calling your idea a $700 billion … Continue reading

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