Great comment in today’s FT by my absolute favourite British columnist, Philip Stephens.
“One of Mr Obama’s most dangerous enemies will be the impatience of our age: the ever present demands that tomorrow’s problems be fixed yesterday… but this is a moment for optimism. Once in a while, politicians do change the course of history.”
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Really interesting article. Though I still remain extremely optomistic, I found this article very interesting (and a little disheartening. It’s Willem Buiter’s views on lawyers, Larry Summers and Obama’s new appointments –
http://blogs.ft.com/maverecon/2008/11/no-change-no-hope-obamas-transition-economic-advisory-board/#more-358
Makes me feel pleased I quit law though!
Nice link anna! Thanks for the heads up. And you’re right, it doesn’t exactly inspire confidence. Especially the protectionist theme. But I don’t really share Buiter’s concerns over the age issue – the older the wiser I say, and the relative youth of the President will hopefully balance it out.