The Remembered Man

Jonathan Chait has a good, long review of three books about the New Deal that can be read next to my story last month on the influence of Amity Shlaes and her revisionist history, “The Forgotten Man,” among Republicans.

At one point in her book, in fact, Shlaes

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Obama To Name Berkeley Prof as Economic Adviser

With President-elect Barack Obama expected to officially name key members of his economic team at a press conference in Chicago later thes morning, ABC’s Jake Tapper reports a new name on the list.

Appearing on “Good Morning America” today, Tapper said Obama is set to name Christina Romer as chairman More…