Michael Foody

There are many lessons to learn from the credit crisis and its causes are complex and varied. That said, one thing that I think we can take away from the credit crisis is the danger of viewing risk manipulation as risk mitigation. What I mean is that, in many cases, it is easier to manipulate [...]

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He was born gasping and blue grey and his eyes slammed shut. The ultrasound showed only a healthy baby, ordinarily reptilian, but, freshly hatched; he was drowning in the atmosphere.
His mother was crying already. Exhausted with stray hairs plastered to her forehead with dried sweat. She looked at him and rasped for help. The father [...]

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