links for 2008-01-23

• Size of the Pie, Distribution of the Pie - Lane Kenworthy
• The Fed’s emergency cut: There’s a new sheriff in town - Stephen Cecchetti
• The "Fed Put" in action - Interfluidity
• Make the Tax Cuts Work - New York Times
• Ratings Agency Reform - Richard Portes - Vox EU
• Comic Relief (Ben Stein Does it Again...) - EconoSpeak
• Can this be true? (McCain's Econ Adviser) - Paul Krugman Blog
• Is U.S. in Recession? Discussions Begin - WSJ Economics Blog
• The Politics of an Economic Nightmare - Robert Reich
• Economic stimulus…. - CBO Director’s Blog
• Did the Fed panic? - Clive Crook
• Panic at Davos! - Daniel Gross
• Pushing White House Memes On Social Security - Crooks and Liars
• How to insure against catastrophes - Vox EU
• The financial turmoil is like an elephant in a dark room - Martin Wolf
• Economists help climate scientists improve forecasts - EurekAlert
• When Bubbles Burst - IMF
• Democrats Want FHA Bill in Stimulus Plan, Frank Says - Bloomberg
• The GOP's Security Gap - Harold Meyerson
• Greenspan Put Is Dead. Long Live Greenspan Put - Caroline Baum
• Markets Force Fed to Make a Big, Risky Rate Cut - John M. Berry
• Capitalism's Enemies Within - Robert J. Samuelson
• Ralph Turvey on the Housing Component of CPI - Richard Green