Now We Know: Economic Inequality Is A Malady -- Not A Cure - The National Memo

Now We Know: Economic Inequality Is A Malady -- Not A Cure - The National Memo: 



It has been a long, long time since Americans accepted the advice of a French intellectual about anything important, let alone the future of democracy and the economy. But the furor over Thomas Piketty’s stunning bestseller, Capital in the 21st Century – and especially the outraged reaction from the Republican right – suggests that this fresh import from la belle France has struck an exposed nerve.