Quote by Shawn Lawrence Otto

...Today the invisible hand seems confused and indecisive...Ideology and rhetoric increasingly guide policy decision, often bearing little relationship to factual reality. And the America we once knew seems divided and angry, defiantly embracing unreason.

...Today the invisible hand seems confused and indecisive...

Summary

This quote suggests that the concept of the "invisible hand," which signifies natural economic forces governing society, is no longer functioning effectively. Instead, policy decisions are now influenced by ideology and rhetoric disconnected from factual truth. Consequently, the United States appears divided, angry, and prone to embracing irrationality. It implies a critical view of the current state of affairs in America, where reason and consensus appear to have given way to division and questionable decision-making.

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Politics Science Unreason

By Shawn Lawrence Otto

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