Wonderful article by David Brooks today pointing out some of the recent political debates. The populism spouted by politicians is an easy way out of admitting mistakes or creating concrete steps to action. It may make sense in our current economic situation to blame easy targets for our problems but things are always more complex.
From The New York Times:
The Populist Addiction
By DAVID BROOKS
Populists of both parties can't seem to grasp that a politics based on punishing the elites won't produce any of the things required for progress and growth. ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/opinion/26brooks.html
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