Comments on: My Kind of Gamble http://crookedtimber.org/2005/10/24/my-kind-of-gamble/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:42:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Phantom http://crookedtimber.org/2005/10/24/my-kind-of-gamble/comment-page-1/#comment-114778 The Phantom Tue, 25 Oct 2005 22:46:06 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/10/24/my-kind-of-gamble/#comment-114778 The one time in his life Bernnake had a career setback, he fell on his feet. In 1985 Stanford denied him tenure, and right away Princeton, displaying much better judgement, offered him a full professorship. Just goes to show how wrong some tenure committees can be. The one time in his life Bernnake had a career setback, he fell on his feet. In 1985 Stanford denied him tenure, and right away Princeton, displaying much better judgement, offered him a full professorship.

Just goes to show how wrong some tenure committees can be.

]]> By: eweininger http://crookedtimber.org/2005/10/24/my-kind-of-gamble/comment-page-1/#comment-114709 eweininger Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:04:12 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/10/24/my-kind-of-gamble/#comment-114709 It's a simple formula: talk a little bit about the research, then go to the "human interest" stuff. Which latter requirement can be...challenging, should your subject be an academic economist. Of course, if you're a journalist you have to thank your lucky stars that there are no ministerial-type positions reserved for sociologists. It’s a simple formula: talk a little bit about the research, then go to the “human interest” stuff. Which latter requirement can be…challenging, should your subject be an academic economist.

Of course, if you’re a journalist you have to thank your lucky stars that there are no ministerial-type positions reserved for sociologists.

]]> By: Steve LaBonne http://crookedtimber.org/2005/10/24/my-kind-of-gamble/comment-page-1/#comment-114688 Steve LaBonne Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:19:51 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/10/24/my-kind-of-gamble/#comment-114688 Yes, which is why many of us poor folks have long since stopped bothering to look at that rag. Yes, which is why many of us poor folks have long since stopped bothering to look at that rag.

]]> By: Barry http://crookedtimber.org/2005/10/24/my-kind-of-gamble/comment-page-1/#comment-114680 Barry Tue, 25 Oct 2005 11:53:32 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/10/24/my-kind-of-gamble/#comment-114680 Isn't this the typical NYT article, alternating with 'oh look at a trend amongst the upper-middle class' articles? Isn’t this the typical NYT article, alternating with ‘oh look at a trend amongst the upper-middle class’ articles?

]]> By: bad Jim http://crookedtimber.org/2005/10/24/my-kind-of-gamble/comment-page-1/#comment-114668 bad Jim Tue, 25 Oct 2005 09:30:04 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/10/24/my-kind-of-gamble/#comment-114668 When else should one sell except at the peak? Bernanke may be fine in every other respect, but this particular is hardly exceptional. When else should one sell except at the peak?

Bernanke may be fine in every other respect, but this particular is hardly exceptional.

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