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If I can do it
Christian Century, June 14, 2005
IF I CAN DO IT: In reviewing Richard Parker's biography of John Kenneth Galbraith (Foreign Affairs, May/June), J. Bradford DeLong wonders why Galbraith--one of the most formidable economists and social thinkers of the 20th century--is out of favor now. DeLong thinks it is because of the enduring American myth of rugged individualism.
Given the strength of that myth, the U.S. will never be open to a European-style social democracy. "People come together for barn raisings," says DeLong, "but America is still the land of upward mobility and opportunity, where the most common questions are, I've done it, so wily haven't you? and Doesn't this social solidarity stuff mean that I've got to pull more than my share of the weight?"
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