Word: queenan
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...editorial in Barron's, the financial weekly, Joe Queenan ridiculed Jett's insidious appreciation of European culture: "Accused Kidder trader was a fan of Nietzsche, for goodness sake." Queenan's amusing editorial argued that the only difference between Jett and all other Wall Street traders was Jett's keen interest in Nietzschean philosophy...
According to Queenan's analysis, Jett's love of Nietzsche reveals a "glaring dysfunctional personality trait" which indicates "colossal dishonesty." In Queenan's philosophy-free world, Nietzsche is "the deranged proto-Nazi most celebrated for the theory...that the Supermen will one day rule the world." After a couple of selective quotes, Queenan's point becomes clear: anyone sick enough to read Nietzsche must be a lying thief...
...Washington Congress has begun to consider sweeping changes in U.S. bankruptcy laws that could make it harder for turnaround artists to profit from troubled companies. One call for reform came from James Queenan Jr., a U.S. bankruptcy judge for Massachusetts, who termed the wave of 1980s buyouts "the greatest demonstration of greed that I have seen in my lifetime." Queenan testified that tougher restrictions on bankrupt companies "would present a major deterrent to abuses" by discouraging firms from irresponsibly loading up on debt and then enjoying court protection...