I think this is a great article. One of the big lessons of the rise of populist political views has been the role of liberal elites in implementing policies that may have overall benefits, but have had specific and targeted collateral damage--e.g. the rust belt in the US. Success with the energy transformation will not mean everyone livi…
I think this is a great article. One of the big lessons of the rise of populist political views has been the role of liberal elites in implementing policies that may have overall benefits, but have had specific and targeted collateral damage--e.g. the rust belt in the US. Success with the energy transformation will not mean everyone living happily on Jeffersonian organic farms.
We need a massive increase in invention and technology, which requires a huge industrial and creative base. And that means lots of work for lots of people, many of whom have missed the recent ill-distributed progress. And it means lots of place for private corporations and investors.
But the lessons of the past make it clear that there needs to be some central control to keep self-serving behavior to a dull roar. Finding a consensus interpretation of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution may allow people to agree on the critical things that are in (almost) everyone's interest to pursue together. And leave the remainder of political differences to be worked out in an important but separate arena.
I think this is a great article. One of the big lessons of the rise of populist political views has been the role of liberal elites in implementing policies that may have overall benefits, but have had specific and targeted collateral damage--e.g. the rust belt in the US. Success with the energy transformation will not mean everyone living happily on Jeffersonian organic farms.
We need a massive increase in invention and technology, which requires a huge industrial and creative base. And that means lots of work for lots of people, many of whom have missed the recent ill-distributed progress. And it means lots of place for private corporations and investors.
But the lessons of the past make it clear that there needs to be some central control to keep self-serving behavior to a dull roar. Finding a consensus interpretation of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution may allow people to agree on the critical things that are in (almost) everyone's interest to pursue together. And leave the remainder of political differences to be worked out in an important but separate arena.