Amos Elon (1926-2009)
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 1st, 2009 4:33 am by HL
Amos Elon (1926-2009)
Amos Elon died earlier this week at age 82. I published this appreciation of him on New Yorker.com. “Well, I hope you are r-right, dear boy.” This was the way my conversations with Amos Elon almost always ended. Year after…
Economists, Win Back the Respect of Your Children, Support the Third Stimulus!
We know it’s not easy being an economist these days. Everyone blames you for the fact that they are losing their jobs and their homes, and their life savings. They hold you responsible because you didn’t warn the country about…