Iain – Whatever the merits of Lind’s analysis in the long or short run, it’s worth noting that Lind has wanted this to be so for a very long time. I’m always skeptical about new eras being prophesied by people who’ve long awaited the arrival of such eras. Robert Reich — who, in fairness, is not nearly as smart as Lind — may write a great op-ed on why now is the time for industrial planning, but one could hardly discount the fact that he has has a little shrine to Rex Tugwell and Stuart Chase in his bedroom at which he lights a votive candle every morning in the hope that such a Glorious Day will arrive.