Barry Ritholtz spoke about his book Bailout Nation: How Greed and Easy Money Corrupted Wall Street and Shook the World Economy (Wiley (May 26, 2009). He spoke on the origins of the severe decline in the national economy. Mr. Ritholtz chastised what he called the misguided philosophies of many players, including Federal Reserve chairmen, presidents, senators and Treasury secretaries. He responded to questions from members of the audience. Mr. Ritholtz operates the financial blog ritholtz.com and is a commentator on CNBC and author of the "Apprenticed Investor" column at TheStreet.com.