One possible explanation for why our economy is in so much trouble

Maybe it's because I'm an "economic leader." At least, that's what it says on the cover of this new book:

The book grew out of the Creative Capitalism blog that Michael Kinsley and Conor Clarke organized over the summer. My contribution was previously posted here. Making a book out of a blog seemed kind of pointless to me at first, but it's actually nice to read some of the stuff without the tyranny of links.