Yesterday's NY Times Sunday magazine featured an article on Barack Obama's core economic philosophies entitled "A Free-Market-Loving, Big-Spending, Fiscally-Conservative Wealth Redistributionalist." Written by a economist dude named David Lednhart, this is far and away one of the best pieces of journalism I've read in a long while. Not only does Lednhart make clear the nuances and complexities of Obama's economic beliefs as distinct from the over-generalized mantras of tax trigger-happy "liberals," he presents them in a way that's highly-intelligent without ever presuming a requisite intimacy with economic and political theory.
It's a pretty long article, but well-worth the time--particularly in how what lies within may surprise you. Yet having read it I'm more convinced than ever of Obama's post-partisan abilities.
Happy reading,
Truitt
1 comment:
It won't be a surprise when the New York Times endorses Barack Obama. I was wondering if you have thought about the extensive imagery used in this article. The bright red background and the container full of pins.
The cover page really grabs the reader. It almost appears that the New York Times really wants one to read this article for deeper reasons then just circulation numbers and advertisement revenue.
This is important.
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