The Free Market: A False Idol After All?

For more than a quarter-century, the dominant idea guiding economic policy in the United States and much of the globe has been that the market is unfailingly wise. So wise that the proper role for government is to steer clear and not mess with the gusher of wealth that will flow, trickling down to the every level of society, if only the market is left to do its magic.

That notion has carried the day as industries have been unshackled from ... Full Story »

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Peter Ford
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by Peter Ford - Oct. 1, 2008

I wouldn't call this article "comment." It strikes me as more "news analysis." But it does seem to make a fairly obvious point--that many people see the need for regulation as a result of the problems in the housing industry.

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