Congratulations to Dr. Christina Romer who was today named chair of President Elect Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). The CEA, comprised of three official advisers and a staff of about 20 economists and academics, was created in 1949 to provide the office of the President with objective advice about the economy. Notable former chairs include Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke, Gregory Mankiw, as well as two winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics, James Tobin and Jacob Stiglitz.
Dr. Romer, recipient of a Guggenheim Grant and a Distinguished Teacher Award from …

Add to the roster of journalists and editors who are happy to reap the advertising and circulation benefits of woman-bashing the reputable and widely read New York Magazine.
Author Amanda Fortini seems to be unaware of her own participation in making stereotypes permanent in her article, “The ‘Bitch’ and the ‘Ditz’.” While I assume that Fortini is not responsible for the obnoxious title, it couldn’t have been too difficult for the headline writers to reach such a height of clever insight if they read the article. Actually, maybe the editors decided …