91 - Jesse Eisinger on the Financial Crisis and the Department of Justice

Published: Jan. 22, 2018, 11:34 a.m.

b'Jesse Eisinger is a senior reporter and editor at ProPublica as well as a Pulitzer Prize winner. Today, he joins the show to discuss his new book *The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives.* Jesse argues that in recent years, the U.S. Justice Department has become excessively timid in prosecuting white collar crime on Wall Street and in the financial sector. David and Jesse discuss why this is a problem for the rule of law as well as some ways to reform the system. [To rate and review this podcast, go to: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/macro\\u2026d1099277290?mt=2 Then, leave your information at: www.mercatus.org/macromusings ] David\\u2019s blog: macromarketmusings.blogspot.com Macro Musings podcast site: macromusings.com David\\u2019s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth Jesse Eisinger\\u2019s Pro Publica Profile: https://www.propublica.org/people/jesse-eisinger Jesse Eisinger\\u2019s Twitter: @eisingerj Related links: *The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives* http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Chickenshit-Club/Jesse-Eisinger/9781501121364'