Matt Will
Matt Will
mom dad raised
My dad was Jewish. My mom is not. So I was not raised anything.
responsibility writing people
When people start to write articles about what might be wrong with the 'Today' show you know where you should point the finger, point it at me because I have been there the longest. And it's my responsibility.
running country inspiration
Emotions in this country right now are running very high. Sometimes that emotion is translated into inspiration, sometimes into criticism. We've heard some of that tonight. But it's still part of the American way of life.
eye president looks
So you can look me in the eye and say that you are a president committed to cleaning up the environment?
ideas people helping
Not only is it a great concept and a great idea -- helping people -- it's good pizza too!
finals constitution deadline
The Iraqis have once again failed to meet a deadline for a final draft of the constitution.
apology player hands
Conspiracy theorists of the world, believers in the hidden hands of the Rothschilds and the Masons and the Illuminati, we skeptics owe you an apology. You were right. The players may be a little different, but your basic premise is correct: The world is a rigged game.
wall jail dollars
'Nobody goes to jail.' This is the mantra of the financial-crisis era, one that saw virtually every major bank and financial company on Wall Street embroiled in obscene criminal scandals that impoverished millions and collectively destroyed hundreds of billions, in fact, trillions of dollars of the world's wealth - and nobody went to jail.
russia unions empires
Having lived in a collapsed empire before - I lived in Russia right after the Soviet Union collapsed - you can see a lot of the classic signs of an empire that's on its way out.
wall matter making-money
Within the cult of Wall Street that forged Mitt Romney, making money justifies any behavior, no matter how venal.
heat crime syndicate
Why is JP Morgan getting so much heat? Maybe because it is a massive international crime syndicate.
reading rome worry
If you look back in history, as the barbarians were invading the gates of Rome, people were consulting fortunetellers and worrying about the end of the world and all sorts of other apocalyptic notions. When the tsars were finally overthrown, they were all reading tarot cards even as the revolutionaries were banging at the gates.
party years justice
Criminal justice, as it pertains to the Goldmans and Morgan Stanleys of the world, is not adversarial combat, with cops and crooks duking it out in interrogation rooms and courthouses. Instead, it's a cocktail party between friends and colleagues who from month to month and year to year are constantly switching sides and trading hats.
names america criminals
At least Bank of America got its name right. The ultimate Too Big to Fail bank really is America, a hypergluttonous ward of the state whose limitless fraud and criminal conspiracies we'll all be paying for until the end of time.