Categorical Aperitif

Lacking cable, I have been forced to wonder how outlets like CNBC have been handling the economic crisis. Apparently, their default response is to seek safety in numbers—of nattering econopundits. It's like some late capitalist cargo cult: If we festoon ourselves with enough talking heads, the evil spirits will be intimidated and go elsewhere.

I'm guessing that CNBC won't be talking to William Greider on the ChimpCo bailout proposal ("a historic swindle of the American public") anytime soon.

// posted by nash @ 9:57 AM