Morbid optimism, from the banks to the streets

By: Paul Cella (Diary)  |  April 8th at 06:04 AM  | 

Out amongst the usual street theater that follows a meeting of world economic powers like that held last week in London, the observer will behold a good sample of debased political idiom. The banners read like cant on stilts: “Abolish money” and “One currency, one government, one world” and “The government lies” and “Democracy is an illusion” and — my favorite — “No borders anywhere.” | Read More »