Deja Vu for for Wall St. Whiz Kid

Michael Lewis was a 24 year old whiz kid fresh from Princeton in 1989 when he made a bundle on Wall St., then made himself semi-famous with an expose of its greedy, imperious ways in the book Liar's Poker. He thought his book might help other green young grads choose less venal careers, but after most fans wrote with "how to" questions, hoping to make the same kind of money, he was well-primed to see the greed of the 80s get much worse first. Now Lewis has penned another expose, "The End," a long article at Portfolio.com (Conde Nast) in which he once again takes no prisoners. This time Lewis explores what caused the current house of cards to topple, not just in the sense of portfolios and pocketbooks, but in the hearts and minds of the people who helped it along. Warning: You may wish to delay your lunch until you have read the whole dang thing. (And thanks to the Huffington Post for alerting us to it.) EndNote: You can also click here to see the thumbnail above shown full size at the Portfolio site. It's a piece of art that's worth many words of its own.