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my aei colleague, ed pinto -- who's right here in front of me -- and i were once accused by joe nocera in his new york times column of using the big lie tech meek for suggesting that the government -- technique for suggesting that the government had a major role in the financial crisis. it doesn't get much worse than being compared to joseph goebbels. [laughter] most americans have no idea that there is an alternative view of what caused the financial crisis. the result is an odd gap in public discourse on this issue. as an illustration, when i am interviewed about the financial crisis, i am often asked why no bankers have been sued personally or tried criminally for causing the crisis. i usually respond by saying i don't think that the bankers actually caused the crisis. this appears to interviewers -- to leave these interviewers dumbfounded. they have no frame of reference with which to interpret this response. i then have to explain my views about what were the actual causes of the financial crisis, and they have, and they and other listeners perhaps have to take it in, take in this

my aei colleague were once accused by joe nocera in his "new york times" calling him a visa in the big lie technique for suggesting the government had a major role in financial crisis. it doesn't get much worse than being compared to joseph goebbels. [laughter] most americans have no idea that there is an alternative view of what caused the financial crisis. the result is a nightcap in public discourse on this issue. when interviewed about the financial crisis, i'm often asked why no bankers have been sued personally were tried criminally for causing the crisis. to respond by saying i don't think the bankers caused the crisis. this appears to interviewers to do these interviewers dumbfounded. they have no frame of reference to interpret this response. i then have to explains the actual causes of the crisis and in other listeners perhaps have to take it in this rather complicated description of an event that in many cases they've heard for the first time. this would not have been in an interview about climate change. if the rest of the deal should reduce reliance on fossil fuels in orde