Frank Keating

In Part 1 of this series, I examined the history and early evolution of the annual meeting that takes place among world bankers and financial and monetary officials at the International Monetary Conference. Part 2 looked at the role of the IMC in the lead-up to the 1980s debt crisis.

I've come late to Barton Gellman's 2008 thriller, Angler-- the Cheney Vice Presidency. The Washington Post staff writer won a Pulitzer for covering Cheney for the paper in 2007 and Angler expands on that work. The book is beyond gripping... also beyond horrifying when you consider what this inherently evil and seditious man was able to achieve against American democracy with a team of right-wing fanatics.