`May you live in interesting times,...

`May you live in interesting times," reads the not new proverb that sounds like a bland blessing further is really more a subdu afflict With war abroad, homeland security disquiets still pressing and now a crisis of confidence in succession Wall Street, it is hard to imagine to what degree the times we live in could acquire much more "interesting" than they already are.

"High-profile acts of deception have shaken people's trust," intoned President Bush, speaking onward Wall Street July 9 before signage emblazoned with the slogan Corporate Responsibility. Bush went to the heart of just discovered ...