Is Private Equity Bad For the Economy?
Mitt Romney's private equity record is suddenly the talk of the GOP presidential contest. What do we know about the industry he helped to create? More »
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Jordan Weissmann is an associate editor at The Atlantic. He has written for a number of publications, including The Washington Post and The National Law Journal.
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