Lawrence Summers, former Director of the U.S. Economic Council under Barack Obama, believes his policies are crucial for mending the woes of the world’s economic climate. Without the implementation of his plans, he believes that the risk of a global depression increases significantly. Lunchtime Thursday, he stopped by  IAB’s penthouse for a discussion of fiscal stimulus and […]

OK, just kidding. But just for a second, the Harvard class of 2010 thought the Hutt-like former president had been brought back for the job: someone sent the gullible young ones an official-looking e-mail announcing the appointment. The buzz over at Bored@Lamont is pinning the prank on the Lampoon. The best part? The practical joke […]

Brokers, landlords unite in subtle White-Wing conspiracy to keep New York segregated What? Discrimination in the sciences? Damn you Larry Summers! Quick, have lots of girls invade Pupin and blow up gummy bears! Asian-American fest lots of work, draws “everyone” Capitalism helps us be able to bear winter, be Christ-like, and remember the expulsion of […]

The Chronicle of Higher Education has a long article about Harvard’s Larry Summers. We don’t care. The article also has a list of 6 possible sucessors. That we care about. No. 2? Lee C. Bollinger President of Columbia University since 2002 Mr. Bollinger, 59, a former dean of the University of Michigan Law School, was […]

It apears that Larry Summers may still have a fruitful career ahead of him, not in economic modeling, but in rap. At least, that’s what this video would suggest. Picture at right: LL Cool J gives a shout out to Larry.

Oh, how the Bwog loves drama. And trivia. Even better: trivial drama. So in the name of saving you from having to read this is the morning, the Bwog is happy to present interesting facts gleamed from Washington Post’s and the New York Times’ coverage: You know Larry Summers is out, but did you know […]

From Astrology.com: Horoscopes for February 21, 2006. Larry Summers (Born: November 30, 1954, Saggitarius) Daily Extended: If any sign is famous for always being game to try something new, it’s you. But right about now, the universe is just about insisting that you try something, believe it or not, when it comes to finances. If […]

After years of tumult, Larry Summers, president of Harvard will step down at the end of the semester. Remember, Bollinger was #2 for the Harvard job a few years ago. Certainly more on this story soon.