As a former boss of Goldman Sachs, Mr Paulson's street smarts complemented Mr Bernanke's deep historical knowledge of crises and Mr Geithner's technocratic skills.Self-deprecating, even down to his lack of fashion sense, Mr Paulson gives a frank assessment of his strengths and weaknesses.
This modesty is admirable, but knowledge of the crisis and policy response is essential for understanding today's economy.
The inauguration ceremonies, which are usually the country's most colourful public spectacle, were somewhat dampened by the knowledge of the crisis through which the country is passing, but they were attended by enormous and enthusiastic crowds.
But while there are plenty of scientists, health care workers and people with knowledge of the crisis saying their piece, certain people with no expertise on the matter seem to think it's their job to weigh in with unfounded suggestions and theories about Ebola.
A former Princeton professor, Bernanke has a deep knowledge of financial crises.
No one with any in-depth knowledge of the subprime crisis believes that housing policy circa 2000 drove it.
"I started to think back on what was it like for that guy to be the first person" with knowledge of the coming crisis, Mr. Chandor said.
The great virtue of "24," as with any traditional cartoon, is certainty — the knowledge that in moments of crisis, Jack Bauer will always come to the right conclusion and do the right thing (even if doing the right thing can sometimes lead to anguished second thoughts).
Perhaps Lucy's most intriguing theme is that of Feminine stewardship of Knowledge in the face of crisis for a world too-far-gone.
But you make do with what you have — a prodigious brain, a tremendous knowledge of past financial crises, and a personality that is above reproach.
BEHIND THE NEWSSandra Day O'Connor, the retired Supreme Court justice who founded a nonprofit civics education Web site, called the low level of knowledge "a crisis".
