August 17, 2009

The adviser's departure from the professor

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/17/a-mid-summers-dream/

Excerpt:
"Twenty years ago, as young and impressionable undergraduates, we enrolled in Harvard University Professor Lawrence H. Summers' public-sector economics course. Mr. Summers had a legendary reputation as a remarkable intellect unwilling to tolerate sloppy reasoning and mundane questions, so we approached his class with awe and fear.

"We worked hard, enjoyed the intellectual challenge, and learned a great deal.

"We now consider the policies championed by our former mentor from his new post as President Obama's chief economic adviser. We wonder: What would Professor Summers think of Economic Adviser Summers? A few key lessons from his course would seem to conflict with the policies he now promotes. "

Posted by khiggins at August 17, 2009 06:56 AM