David Harsanyi on the Liberal Response to Capital in the Twenty-First Century

Thomas Piketty’s book Capital in the
Twenty-First Century is currently the number one seller
on Amazon.com. It’s been deemed an “important book” by a bunch of
smart people, and sparked nonstop conversation in political and
media circles. Liberal pundits and writers have enthusiastically
and unconditionally embraced the hard-left manifesto, notes David
Harsanyi. But how does a book that evokes Karl Marx and talks about
tweaking the Soviet experiment find so much love from people who
consider themselves rational, evidence-driven moderates?

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