[js1138]

We're better planners because we allow "stupid" people to run their own lives, because we cater to people's actual interests rather than to what's best for them, because capitalism is a system in which low level chaos actually strengthens the system.

If by smart people you mean people who acknowlege and support this system, I'm with you. But I don't see much support for this system at harvard. The Economics Dpartment at Chicago, maybe.

[liberallarry]

smart people can be wrong about some things...and still be smart

i know a smart person when i see one - i assess how he thinks acts and talks. his social position and formal education count...but they're secondary. i don't have to agree with his politics, his religion, his ethics to judge him.

maybe you have different standards