James Grant is the founder of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer and a founding general partner of Nippon Partners, a hedge fund that invests in Japan. He is the author of five books on finance and financial history, including Mr. Market Miscalculates: The Bubble Years and Beyond. Mr. Grant’s television appearances include “60 Minutes,” “NewsHour with Jim Lehrer,” “CBS Evening News,” and a 10-year stint on “Wall $treet Week.” His journalism career began at the Baltimore Sun, and he has since been published in numerous periodicals, including the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Foreign Affairs. Mr. Grant holds an MA degree in international relations from Columbia University.

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