Jamie Malanowski

Month: April 2010

SLAVERY REPARATIONS: THE BILL HAS BEEN PAID, IN BLOOD

In yesterday’s Times, the estimable scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. had an odd op-ed article entitled “Ending the Slavery Blame Game. ” What made it odd was its construction. At the heart of the piece was Gates’ very interesting summary of recent scholarship about the complicity of African tribes in capturing African people and selling …

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WHY AREN’T WE TAXING THE SNOT OUT THE HEDGE FUND MANAGERS?

Just in time for tax season comes the report in yesterday’s New York Times that the top 25 hedge fund investors earned a collective $25.3 billion (with a B) in 2009. This includes seven who earned more than $1 billion, one of whom, David Tepper of Pittsburgh (pictured), earned a record $4 billion. “We bet …

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