Our View Enron debacle tests market skepticism and disclosure
The 218 page UT law school post mortem on Enron cites management and board failures, Fastow tied to private partnerships, and Arthur Andersen criticism. It warns on valuing assets like derivatives, journalist conflicts, limited disclosures, and the risk of political influence shaping corporate behavior. It urges caution, transparency, and skepticism rather than more regulation.
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Enron
Congress
William Powers
University of Texas Law School
Kenneth Lay
Andrew Fastow
Arthur Andersen
Fortune Magazine
America
Making a problem worse by government housing policy
Thomas Lowell criticizes gov impact on housing, arguing overregulation, rent control, and coastal restrictions drive up prices. He contrasts pricey coastal California with cheaper interior valleys, cites Palo Alto and San Francisco cases, and urges stopping policies that create shortages.
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California
San Jose
San Francisco
Berkeley
Santa Monica
Palo Alto
Stanford University
New York City
Lowell
Hoover Institution
Seeing Yasser Arafat clearly
Cal Thomas argues Arafat seeks war not peace, citing his calls for jihad and incitement, Palestinian terror groups, and failures to disarm, while urging Bush to demand arrests and dismantling of militant networks before any Israeli-Palestinian talks. The piece frames Arafat as duplicitous and intent on erasing Israel.
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Israel
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Mideast
Washington
Bush
Ariel Sharon
Hamas
Islamic Jihad
The
Popular Front
Tanzim
Force
Palestinian Authority
New York Times
Ramallah
Jerusalem
Channel 2
Ehud Yaari
Gaza
PNA
Palestine National Authority
Karine A
MSNBC
Gaza Palestine
Hebron
Palestine
Beersheba
Thomas
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