Celebrated MIT economist Daron Acemoglu, author of Why Nations Fail, is the Malcolm Gladwell of the 2010s. Normally, Acemoglu's ignorance and stupidity would be just a waste of TED Talk viewers' time, but now Acemoglu has a warlord fan.
At Quiet Rebel Base, Plotting an Assault on South Sudan’s Oil Fields
... Mr. Machar is plotting the offensive on the oil fields from a hide-out in Upper Nile State. It is a quiet outpost, save the incessant chirping of birds, and the former vice president keeps company with a small team of bodyguards. He has a satellite phone and a shiny touch-screen tablet in a battered brown case, and in his free time he is working through a paperback copy of “Why Nations Fail.”
Uh-oh.
"He has a satellite phone and a shiny touch-screen tablet in a battered brown case, and in his free time he is working through a paperback copy of “Why Nations Fail.”"
ReplyDeleteWhy bother with a book to know why? All he needs is a mirror.
Steve, will you enlighten us as to why this fellow is stupid and ignorant or shall we just deduce it from your smirk?
ReplyDeleteRed five, standing by.
ReplyDeleteOOJ; Steve provides links about Acemoglu at the beginning of his post. You can expand out from there as an exercise for the student.
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ReplyDeleteSteve, will you enlighten us as to why this fellow is stupid and ignorant or shall we just deduce it from your smirk?
4/3/14, 10:08 PM
Do you know how to follow a link?
Alright, hands up! Now hand over your settler-colony institutions, nice and easy!
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