PJ Mediahttps://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2009/02/09/wait-i-thought-looking-for-root-causes-was-important/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 17:28:22 -0400Wait, I Thought Looking For Root Causes Was Important<![CDATA[What caused the meltdown of the banking system? Was it Texas-Hold&#8217;em Poker? According to those new puritans at New York magazine it was&#8211;gasp!&#8211;television! Worse, horror-of-horrors, it was cable television, and they want this sort of smut and financial pornography banished from the airways:]]>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:40:07 -0500<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2009/02/09/wait-i-thought-looking-for-root-causes-was-important-n239746