Daniel Roth’s new story is up on Wired. It’s the story of how the data standard the SEC adopted on Dec. 17, 2008, can restore Peggy Noonan’s “magic.” As she wrote, “no amount of pessimism will stop it once it starts.” Mr. Roth’s story,

This morning’s Bloomberg report makes it sound like the idea of transparency is gaining salience:

The philosophy behind both the public-private partnerships and the stress tests is that the more…