[quote=afx114]This comes up from time to time whenever a controversial person is put on the cover. It is not an “award” but rather a proclamation of the single person who most influenced, effected, and/or shaped the year. Hitler certainly fit the bill when he “won” it. Do Bernanke and his policies not fit that description?[/quote]
Good point… but to the extent that their article praises his awesome depression-preventing powers (which I’ll bet it did, though I have no interest in actually reading it), then my point about confidence in central bankers remains…
