tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post3044366736649581402..comments2024-03-29T05:03:05.347+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: Capitalism’s Fault LinesJames Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-65005604151340910812009-05-25T16:11:31.101+03:002009-05-25T16:11:31.101+03:00As I recall his interview -- I think it was Olberm...As I recall his interview -- I think it was Olbermann who pressed him -- he thinks that government needs to step in and regulate markets because they are incapable of regulating themselves, a huge philosophical switch for someone who apparently once believed exactly the opposite.<br /><br />As the review you posted notes, "people made decisions that were individually rational but collectively avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-20424657664565936732009-05-25T15:53:59.369+03:002009-05-25T15:53:59.369+03:00I notice he says "A Failure of Capitalism," which ...I notice he says "A Failure of Capitalism," which would appear to indicate he doesn't see it as a total failure.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-3710925353200018122009-05-25T15:24:32.216+03:002009-05-25T15:24:32.216+03:00I heard him interviewed on NPR or MSNBC -- he also...I heard him interviewed on NPR or MSNBC -- he also is or was a card carrying CATO Institute conservative which is even more amazing.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.com