Simon Johnson's Revolt

Original: Simon Johnson's Revolt

Simon Johnson, a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund who teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for months has been a frequently quoted voice on the recession. But now, he is verging on the type of celebrity status that, short of a Nobel or a Clark medal, is the best an economist can hope to attain.

That is, an appearance on Comedy Central.

In his March 12 appearance on Stephen Colbert, Johnson repeats a refrain that he trotted out in an The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cIt Could Be Worse - Simon Johnson var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));