Tag: Michael Lewis

The crisis in Greece is getting worse. Its people on July 5 voted against the terms of the most recent bailout deal in a referendum, rejecting austerity. If a new deal isn’t reached soon, its government won’t be able to pay its debts and will run out of euros, which many expect it will mean […]

“Obama’s Way.” — Michael Lewis, Vanity Fair More by Michael Lewis

Lewis does his best to ignore what he calls “the noise.” “I’m sensitive enough to criticism that if I pay attention to it, it may make me a worse writer,” he says, maneuvering his car through the Berkeley Hills. “When I sit down to write, I like to think everybody’s going to love me,” he […]

“Which city do you pity most?” I ask just before the elevator doors close.  They laugh and in unison say, “Vallejo!” “California and Bust.” — Michael Lewis, Vanity Fair See more #longreads from Michael Lewis