Over the coming weeks and months, Kevin will be posting here and on various blogs, in conjunction with the publication of his book Bad Money. This post first appeared on the Huffington Post on March 31.

Economic, financial and regulatory issues should dominate politics and government in the United States for the next two or three years, which is important enough. National discourse may also have a new and deserving bogeyman. Franklin D. Roosevelt had Big Business, Ronald Reagan had Big Labor, and my guess is that the new president inaugurated next January will have Big Finance.