It’s an international phenomenon, observable across the globe among legions of left-wing thinkers and movements, from trade unions to political parties, from columnists to college professors. The worldview of the underdog socialist is that the neoliberals have mastered the game of reason, judgment, and statistics, leaving the left with emotion. Its heart is in the right place. Underdog socialists have a surfeit of compassion and find prevailing policies deeply unfair. Seeing the welfare state crumbling to dust, they rush in to salvage what they can. But when push comes to shove, the underdog
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The premise of the debate is set up in the economist's favor
