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You can tell Matt Taibbi's articles just by looking at the title.

• graeme 13y ago
  Matt Taibbi isn't the author of that article. You saw an ad for one of his articles buried in the text of the article. Edit: Well, I was wrong. I realized that on my mobile, I read "By Victor Juhasz", referring to the photo credit.
  • twoodfin 13y ago
    No, he is the author. And if nothing else, it provided me with the pleasant knowledge that I think he's a terrible writer even when I agree with him.
    • disgruntledphd2 13y ago
      Really, I think he's somewhat wonderful. The way he marshals words in the service of outrage, anger and disenchantment with authority is extremely appealing to me, even when I disagree with him.
      • twoodfin 13y ago
        That's my problem with him. What do you learn from this article except to be outraged? Surely the folks perpetuating this system aren't all mustache-twirling villains: Somebody out there has a case to make for the current system, but Taibbi isn't at all interested in that case.
        • fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
          There were plenty of balanced articles about the faults of the student loan system. Nobody noticed, and now student loan debt has grown to be the largest source of consumer debt, even with the ease of obtaining credit cards, mortgages, and car loans.