Sometimes time actually works against you if you refuse to face the relevant issues and explain to the public what is at stake.

If every rich person gave 50 percent of their wealth to charity, I would not say they should pay more taxes.

I put forward a pretty general theory that financial markets are intrinsically unstable. That we really have a false picture when we think about markets tending towards equilibrium.

Misconceptions play a prominent role in my view of the world.

I rely a great deal on animal instincts.

What works for Germany can't work for the rest of Europe: No country can run a chronic surplus without others running deficits.

The laissez-faire argument relies on the same tacit appeal to perfection as does communism.