William J. Quirk

William J. Quirk was a professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law and a former contributing editor of The New Republic. He died in September 2014.

Federal Student-Loan Sharks

Why is the government gouging our college kids? The new law on loan rates just makes things worse

By William J. Quirk | Thursday September 5, 2013

Good Fences Make Good Bankers

Too Big to Fail Becomes Too Big to Jail: an Update

By William J. Quirk | Friday March 1, 2013

Too Big to Fail and Too Risky to Exist

Four years after the 2008 financial crisis, banks are behaving more recklessly than ever

By William J. Quirk | Tuesday September 4, 2012

Too Bad Not to Fail

Just what are derivatives, and how much more damage can they do?

By William J. Quirk | Tuesday June 1, 2010

Living on $500,000 a Year

What F. Scott Fitzgerald’s tax returns reveal about his life and times

By William J. Quirk | Tuesday September 1, 2009

Federal Student-Loan Sharks

By William J. Quirk | Thursday September 5, 2013

Too Bad Not to Fail

By William J. Quirk | Tuesday June 1, 2010

Living on $500,000 a Year

By William J. Quirk | Tuesday September 1, 2009

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