I believe that the only important structural obstacles to world prosperity are the obsolete doctrines that clutter the minds of men.

The fact is that the two years or so after 9/11 were a terrible time in America – a time of political exploitation and intimidation, culminating in the deliberate misleading of the nation into the invasion of Iraq. It’s probably worth pointing out that I’m not saying anything now that I wasn’t saying in real time back then, when Bush had a sky-high approval rating and any criticism was denounced as treason. And there’s nothing I’ve done in my life of which I’m more proud.

Bad ideas flourish because they are in the interest of powerful groups.

The French, unfortunately, actually believe what they say, and that has been very destructive.

We know that advanced economies with stable governments that borrow in their own currency are capable of running up very high levels of debt without crisis.

Default is not in our stars, but in ourselves.

I don't think I've had any great success in predicting politics or social change, nor have I really tried.