Michael Lewis on the economic crisis

Michael Lewis is quickly establishing himself as one of my favorite journalists:

• He wrote a great follow-up article to Liar’s Poker, his famous book about the excesses of Wall Street in the 80s. I can also recommend reading the book itself, which is both entertaining and highly relevant to today’s crisis.
• Together with David Einhorn, he pegged a two-part op-ed about “The End Of The Financial World As We Know It” and “How To Repair A Broken Financial World“.
• He just published a story about Shane Battier, the NBA’s “no-stat all-star”. Despite no particular interest in basketball, I was fascinated by how conventional statistics can cause a player to be under-valued.

Incidentally, if you want to get the absolute best intro to the financial crisis, spend one hour listening to This American Life’s podcast on the subject. Then visit The Money Meltdown for further reading.