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THUROW

Lester Thurow is a very well  
known, intelligent guy who I            
usually disagree with                   As such, I tend to think 
completely.                             he might be valuable as a 
                                        check on my own thinking. 
He's written a series of                                          
popular  economics books,                                   DISSONANCE
like "The Zero-Sum                       
Society".                                Lately though, I've begun 
                                         to wonder if Thurow is really
One of the things I disliked             good enough.  
about "Zero-Sum" is that he 
actually seems to believe                He was profiled in the 1/90   
it's a worthwhile goal to                _Atlantic_.  I thought it     
eliminate sources for human              was fascinating that he's     
envy: i.e. no one should                 outraged by the common        
have to feel bad because                 bumper sticker "Question      
someone else has more than               Authority".  It seems we're   
they do.                                 all supposed to quietly       
                                         listen to benevolent experts  
                                         such as himself.              
                                                                       
                                         I'd really like to see him    
                                         debate Milton Friedman some   
                                         day.  Or better yet, David    
                                         Friedman.                     
                                                           

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