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How can we manage banks that may be too big to fail?
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How can we prevent companies like Citigroup from being continually buoyed by government funds while growing worse with each bailout? John Allison explains the long-term benefits of the triage solution […]
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The collapse of the housing market was the result of a government-led charge to increase the American home-ownership rate.
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After years of poor policies, sponsorship of two reckless enterprises, and a bumbling mismanagement of the housing bubble, the blame for the crisis lies squarely with the government.
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A Conversation with the former CEO of BB&T.
Rarely has so much buzz surrounded a Big Think guest. It was our pleasure today to have historian of technology Dr. Rachel Maines in to discuss her bestselling 1999 volume, […]
After President Obama's recent speeches—one at West Point proposing sending more troops to Afghanistan and one accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo—commentators have been quick to articulate the "Obama […]
Today at 2:00 EST, Big Think’s President and Co-Founder Peter Hopkins will host a live interview with the prominent author and economist Richard Florida, author of “The Rise of the […]
There was no small amount of irony in the fog that delayed the flights of the Wall Street bankers scheduled to meet with President Obama this morning. For many Americans, […]
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has tackled a wide variety of subjects, from jazz to baseball to war, but all have one thing in common: they cut somehow to the heart […]
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Why standup comedy is harder than humor writing, and why comedy itself is fun if you like misery.
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Most news stories are fair game for satire, says Joe Randazzo, but even he drew the line at one recent event.
If pressed to do so, Joe Randazzo would write a satirical headline about the woman who fed, clothed, and nurtured him for eighteen years.
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Everything you ever wanted to know about The Onion’s columnist characters, from whether they’re autobiographical to whether Herbert Kornfeld will make a mythical return.
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Amidst the worst media climate in decades, The Onion editor frets about "standing in his corner office one stormy night with a glass of brandy," having sold his paper’s soul.
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How The Onion keeps its front page funny.
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Growing up, Joe Randazzo wanted to be Bill Murray and to raise a family. One of those dreams came true.
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Onion editor Joe Randazzo explains how his paper maintains the highest standards of objectivity and integrity in pissing people off.
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A look inside The Onion writer’s room, and how it avoids becoming too "inside."
