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William Kristol on Economic Theory and Practice Menzie Chinn Writes: I don't usually read Bill Kristol's column, but once in a while, my eyes get caught by a headline (that's the difference between reading online and "on paper"), and I'll check out what he has to say.

He always has struck me as a man who belonged in spats. Probably the best place to see spats these days is in Hollywood movies from the 1930s or Planter Peanut jars, but once they were essential wardrobe item of anyone who was rich and successful.That is why the famous Mr.

Conason: Don't Worry, Liberals--Obama Still Planning Radical Change By Mark Finkelstein | November 27, 2008 - 10:57 Joe Conason's column should be as chilling to conservatives as it is meant to be comforting to liberals.  His message: don't be distracted by the centrist-seeming appointments Pres.-elect Obama has made to his economic team.  He remains as committed as ever to his radical agenda.

Over the last two years, Lawrence Summers has carved out a role as a shadow economic minister, laying out how a Democratic administration would have responded to the financial crisis.

Summers and Science and Women By David Leonhardt In my column this week, I refer to Lawrence Summers’s infamous 2005 remarks about women and science and said the content of the remarks had often been exaggerated. This has been a topic of intense interest, and I wanted to include some details and links here.

The major broadcast networks have so far lavished praise on President-elect Barack Obama for his Cabinet choices, in contrast to the airing of complaints from liberals over President Bush’s choice of John Ashcroft as Attorney General eight years ago.

President-elect Barack Obama today appointed Peter Orszag as his budget director, and Robert Nabors as his budget deputy director and vowed to act swiftly and boldly on the economy, saying that he’ll hit the ground running according to AP.

President-elect Barack Obama today appointed Peter Orszag as his budget director, and Robert Nabors as his budget deputy director and vowed to act swiftly and boldly on the economy, saying that he’ll hit the ground running according to AP.

Wall Street rallies after Citi’s bailout plan, Obama’s new team November 25th, 2008 - 10:01 am ICT by IANS - New York, Nov 25 (IANS) Buoyed by the US government's massive rescue plan for Citigroup and announcement of President-elect Barak Obama's economy team, Wall Street rallied behind Monday soaring to a new ...

Barack Obama announces his economic team. This is a progressive solution to our crisis…exactly what the doctor ordered. From NYT:  With the financial crisis looming as a priority of his term, President-elect Barack Obama sought to put his imprint on efforts to stem the turmoil as he introduced his economic team on Monday, nominating Timothy F.