The Fallacy of Calls for a "Manhattan Project" to Solve National Economic Challenges

The Fallacy of Calls for a “Manhattan Project” to Solve National Economic Challenges

Tags: Bureaucracy and Regulation, Law, U.S. History

07/28/2022 Patrick Barron

Politicians, academics, and the media often call for a new Manhattan Project to deal with economic issues. But there is a huge difference between technological problems and economic ones.

Original Article: “The Fallacy of Calls for a “Manhattan Project” to Solve National Economic Challenges”

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