1.0 link 135932 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/howard-schweber/economic-relations-politi_b_135932.html There is an old child's joke that goes like this. "Rabbi David, Rabbi David, why does the dog wag his tail?" "Because, my child, the dog is bigger than his tail. If the tail was bigger, perhaps the tail would wag the dog."

The tail-wagging-the-dog inversion is an ancient staple of comedy. It is an equally ancient staple of political theory, starting with Aristotle's warning that wealth-seeking in the service of the household is a positive good, but where...

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