Does Ben Bernanke smoke cigars?

you are not supposed to inhale a cigar unless you want to vomit. You keep it in your mouth and exhale.   The exact same way, inhale then exhale, but first you need to make a hole(...by biting...

economist (an expert in the science of economics)

Let us rather ask this: is "Helicopter Ben", a talented saxophonist, merely a 2nd rate, incompetent Chairman Of The Fed' or a knowing, duplicitous tool of financhial mega-wealth ... or both?

It depends on local laws.

To really appreciate your cigar, smoke slowly and not draw too frequently, which will heat it and spoil the taste. You should take about a puff a minute. To smoke a corona should take about one half...