Daily Archives: September 7, 2010

Gideon Rachman Barroso’s White House envy

September 7, 2010 2:17 pm by Gideon Rachman

It has long been apparent that presidents of the European Commission secretly aspire to being treated like presidents of the US. I remember being present in the Commission press room, when Romano Prodi – the Commission president who preceded José Manuel Barroso – came to speak to the journalists. Read more

Posted in Europe |

Gideon Rachman FT column: Sweep economists off their throne

September 7, 2010 12:33 am by Gideon Rachman

My latest column is on economists.

When Paul Krugman, a Nobel prize-winning economist, clashed with Niall Ferguson, a famous historian (and FT contributing editor), over how best to respond to the economic crisis, Prof Ferguson’s response was humorously humble. “A cat may look at a king,” he wrote, “and sometimes a historian can challenge an economist.” FT column: Sweep economists off their throne“>Read more

Posted in Financial crisis, World affairs |