Our Regular Roundup Of Whiners And Gripers

Our regular roundup of whiners and gripersIn his novel The Gilded Age, Mark Twain describes a deadly steamship accident in which an investigator concluded, "Nobody to blame." As one modern commentator noted, the statement reflected a 19th century legal doctrine (the assumption of risk) that refused to reward people who acted carelessly.That was then, this is now. These days, everyone has a scapegoat--and, it seems, a lawyer to help them profit from their mistakes. Finger-pointing is a...