see David Kaiser's current post

This was one favorite remark for me:

"It was evidently entirely possible during the last twenty years to become nearly a billionaire without a substantial grasp of economics, and that was bound to have consequences."

I am tempted to add, even if one had a substantial grasp of economics (whatever that may be held to mean, really), that would not necessarily get you very far in the real world, so to speak.

See also Faux's comments, re the 19 economics studies used to undergird NAFTA by President Clinton and his Conservative partners. The Global Class War, early chapter.