"These unanticipated and shocking events have exposed significant analytical weaknesses in core beliefs of conservative economists concerning the business cycle and the macroeconomy generally. Friedmanite monetarism and the efficient-market theory of finance have taken some sharp hits, and there is renewed respect for the macroeconomic thought of John Maynard Kenyes, a conservatives' bête noire."
Richard Posner on the dismal state of the conservative movement.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
"And then came the financial crash last September and the ensuing depression."
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