Oren Cass Wants to Preserve Obsolete Jobs

Almost a quarter-century ago, Adam Smith explained the cornerstone of the free market economy when he wrote in The Wealth of Nations that “consumption is the sole end and purpose of production.” Now, in The Once and Future Worker, Manhattan Institute senior fellow Oren Harris tries to turn that principle around, arguing that our goal should not be to improve our opportunity to consume, but to preserve the way we produce – ie, protect the jobs of the past.

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