The World Bank has named Justin Lin its new chief economist. Dani Rodrik thinks this an inspired choice, which is good enough for me. Lin’s wikipedia page says “he received a Master’s degree in Marxist political economy from Peking University in 1982, and a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago in 1986,” which is plenty absurd to merit a blog post.

Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.