The WSJ is Still Mad at Elizabeth Warren
WSJ: In the Tank for Elizabeth Warren
L. GORDON CROVITZ
The Brookings reality is that Sen. Elizabeth Warren demanded the scalp of economist Robert Litan for daring to point out the downside of a new federal regulation she backs. Brookings delivered the head of Mr. Litan on a platter, ending a 40-year affiliation in Twitter time.
Instead of substantively challenging Mr. Litans analysis, Ms. Warren sent a letter to Brookings claiming hed been vague in disclosing that he was a paid consultant. In fact, his testimony clearly asserted: The study was supported by the Capital Group, one of the largest mutual fund managers in the U.S.
Where does this all end? Should Mr. Litan have somehow expunged his decades of service at Brookings from his 35-page curriculum vitae to prevent Ms. Warren from pressuring the think tank? The trustees of Brookings include top executives at private-equity firms such as Carlyle Group and Silver Lake and banks such as Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan. Will Ms. Warren also agitate for their resignations??
If Brookings declines to defend the integrity of its scholars, it will endure endless attacks on their ability to do their jobs. As for the scholars, theyre free to join earlier generations of mugged liberals by embracing neoconservatism and its quaint support for free speech.
Yes Virginia, covertly towing the corporate line to influence public policy is all about free speech. If only some group nine super intelligent people could invent some sort of doctrine out of whole cloth that corporations were people and money is free speech this would seem like a rational argument ...
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