rcantilism of the pre-Adam Smith era. To see just how ludicrous the "free trade" label is, consider the beginning of this brief post from economist Dean Baker, writing at the world's oldest blog: Hey, can an experienced doctor from Germany show up and start practicing in New York next week? Since the answ

right and far left of the political spectrum converge together for a brief moment. This happened recently when Congressman Ron Paul and Economist Dean Baker of the Center for Economic Policy Research agreed (as per the July 26 WSJ) on how to give the Treasury room to issue more debt under the existing

argument that inequality is causing economic losses has gained st=am. But the fact that this study was released by the OECD has surprised me,&quo=; Dean Baker, co- director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, tol= The Washington Post. Particularly before the financial crisis, many economi=ts co