"Shaping the Post-Crisis World"

The World Economic Forum at Davos opened last night. The theme is "Shaping the Post-Crisis World," which certainly seems like a thing worth shaping.

But what I hadn't realized was that renowned capitalist Vladimir Putin was the honored opening speaker, and that his talk was preceded by a special session with the famed professor of economics Wen Jibao. I think we can agree that the post-crisis world will be shaped by careful hands. 

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2009/01/-shaping-the-post-crisis-world/212/