Rather amazingly, the only US public intellectuals that seem to have made it onto Lexington's radar screen come from the American right.     The Neocon right and its pet idea (invading Iraq), the eco…

The Goldman takeover of W's second term (Bolton, Paulson) continues ... I'll leave it to you all to figure out.My timing isn't great, but I am taking a few days off -- and won't have sustained intern…

Nouriel and I postulated back in early 2005 that there was a meaningful risk that the next “emerging market” crisis might come from the US – and it might come sooner than most expected.   The basic q…