I tuned out of this article as soon as I saw the name "Craig Pirrong." I've heard about him before in the financial sector - kind of a scummy, academic-for-hire

I tuned out of this article as soon as I saw the name "Craig Pirrong." I've heard about him before in the financial sector - kind of a scummy, academic-for-hire. The kind of guy who gets really mad when you ask him about his paid consulting positions and whether it might affect his objectivity. http://blog.themistrading.com/the-best-research-money-can-buy/ http://blog.themistrading.com/the-best-research-money-can-bu... http://blog.themistrading.com/the-profane-professor-who-loves-the-hft/ http://blog.themistrading.com/the-profane-professor-who-love... Anyway - reading anything in Bloomberg about "rent-seeking" or monopolies is the definition of irony IMHO. Always the other guys taking advantage, right?