Saturday, March 19, 2011

The Not So Dismal Science: Humanitarians v. Economists

Imprimis
March, 2011
By William McGurn

THIS EVENING I PROPOSE to take on one of the greatest libels in the English language: the description of economics as “the dismal science.” I hold a different view—that when it comes to seeing the potential in even the most desperate citizens of this earth, our economists, business leaders, and champions of a commercial republic are often far ahead of our progressives, artists, and humanitarians. And therein lies my tale.

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