On Uncommon Knowledge today, Richard Epstein on Barack Obama, his former colleague at the University of Chicago law school and onetime neighbor in Hyde Park, Illinois.

The guy is absolutely in control of himself. He is a fierce competitor. He likes to be in control of his general environment. And since his positions are not close to the middle, he sees no reason whatsoever to compromise with the Republicans.
His mind is pretty good, but it is a clever means/ends mind. He has never written a scholarly article in his entire life.
What this guy is about to do, in my opinion, is to engage in a series of proposals that would redistribute wealth that we do not have.

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