Ten Econobloggers Blogging

It is difficult reading about Ben Bernanke when nearly every article has a picture of him looking back at you. He seems to be an affable fellow but it makes for some slow going - slogging through the many thousands of words written on his behalf in the last week, with his beady eyes awaiting at every turn.

What a surprise it was to come across this Wall Street Journal round up of Econobloggers doing what they do best. No, not mugging for the camera - writing about the Bernanke nomination. As we take another break from the Ben Bernanke media bonanza before offering an assessment or our own tomorrow, we pass along some thoughts about these giants of contemporary economic thought who also know their way around a PC and a high-speed internet connection.

Brad Setser - Sorry, can't read RGE Monitor with a Firefox browser - it pegs the CPU - Firefox is about ten percent of browser share and rising - something to keep in mind.

James Hamilton - How can anyone not like James Hamilton? Based on everthing we've read on his blog he is a real economist's economist and a very nice guy to boot.

Arnold Kling - Can't say that we've ever stumbled across Arnold's blog before, but having just taken a look, return visits are expected.

Mark Thoma - Probably the best econoblog for economic news and for keeping tabs on what is happening at the Fed - if it happens, it shows up on Mark's blog pronto - Mark, when do you sleep?

Tyler Cowen - Love the Avian Flu blog - stop working Silviu so hard - Marginal Revolution is a bit overwhelming, can't seem to keep up - an endorsement of Golfonomics? - focus!

Andrew Samwick - Cool blog name - you should write more - pumpkin blogging?

William Polley - The only one of the bunch with a blog named after himself. Hmmm...

Nouriel Roubini - You look a little like that guy from Monk, but you write great commentary - same problem with RGE Monitor and Firefox, but your writing keeps popping up in other places that are easier to read (perhaps we were a bit too harsh with Brad a moment ago - could you tell him his critique of the Bernanke savings glut argument just read via Bloglines was well done?)

Max Sawicky - We are reluctant to make any comment about Max for fear of bodily harm - he appears capable of snapping bones just by looking in your general direction.

Barry Ritholtz - In a class by himself, with an open mind and a healthy skepticism for all things economic, Barry has some of the best economic commentary available anywhere (of course he likes this blog and in certain company may admit to it, so it is difficult to make an objective assessment).

Those Angry Bear guys - what do they look like?