Predicting the economy is a lot like reading tea l...  ...ding tea leaves - but a lot less certain. Indeed, economist Edgar Fiedler famously said "Ask five economists and you'll get five different answers - six if on...  ...ers - six if one went to Harvard."Still, the economis...

Sure, the next time you're laid off, salarie...  ...why pick on the economy when you can pick on the economist instead?1. Adam Smith (1723 - 1790)Ever felt a pu...  ...then a mamber of Parliament, before he became an economist . In his "Essay on the Influence of a Low Price of...  ...ecades after World War II. U...