Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-ballad-of-diamond-jim-annotated Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story Noted bank skeptic and MIT economist Simon Johnson, late of the IMF, explains the story behind the story of Diamond Jim - the tuneful tale of a would-be banker who travels to Charlotte, N.C., to meet up with a mogul of modern-day finance, "Diamond Jim."