A Good Deed Doer

Please consider clicking on the bio of the first female editor of the Stanford University Law Review, which that describes the life and career of one of the government heroes (actually, heroines) of the financial crisis, a woman with the memorable name of Brooksley Born.  The linked article, from "Stanford Magazine" is both thorough and interesting from more than just the financial angle:

Prophet and Loss

Brooksley Born warned that unchecked trading in the credit market could lead to disaster, but power brokers in Washington ignored her. Now we're all paying the price.

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