November 15, 2008
"Sooner rather than later, someone was going to identify me, along with a lot of people more or less like me, as a fraud."
Posted by Gordon Smith

That's Michael Lewis, reflecting on his Liar's Poker days. Now he is writing about the end of Wall Street as we have known it. Read the fascinating story of Steve Eisman and Lewis' awkward interview of John Gutfreund.

Thanks to Don Clarke for the tip.

UPDATE: See Larry Ribstein for a quick note on the role of business forms in Wall Street's fall.

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