Economics and the Culture War
ROBERT SKIDELSKY
Some economists may prefer to concentrate on the current economic situation while standing apart from cultural questions, or to say that the current kerfuffle over “cancel culture” will recede when the economy improves. But this is to abdicate responsibility, and to choose the easy road under cover of their discipline’s neutrality.
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