I admit that my fascination with the Madoff scandal is related to the fact that I personally know people and institutions affected by his scheme, particularly through dealings with Ezra Merkin, whose family I knew in my childhood. But Madoff seems to be a popular metaphor with others, as in this article by Frank Rich.
Jews
Before the election, pundits on the right were predicting (hoping) for a historical shift in the traditional voting patterns of Jews — away from the Democratic party and towards Bush. By contrast, some on the left implicitely blamed Jews and “support for Israel” as the key engine for Bush & Co’s militant policies in the [...]
My latest rant.