An Introduction

Perhaps the best way of introducing this column is by briefly describing what popular capitalism is and applying it to a relevant topic of the day, specifically the mortgage crisis. This choice of application was made based not only on the widening scope of what is fast becoming a calamity of epic proportions through the obstinate folly of our leaders in pursuing and escalating a failed policy, but also from my personal experience in the field. Around the turn of the millenium, I was an application developer in mortgage …