Amity Shlaes, the author of a history of the Great Depression, thinks the comparison absurd.

ECONOMIST: The economy: the problem

Capital went "on strike, " as Amity Shlaes wrote in The Forgotten Man.

FORBES: The VW Recovery

In her magnificent (and prescient) book The Forgotten Man Amity Shlaes creates a useful metaphor that is easy to grasp and explains a lot.

FORBES: Capital Is On Strike

Forbes recently published, on the web, an opinion piece by Amity Shlaes (a regular contributor to the magazine) that focused on some of the issues currently being debated about NPR.

FORBES: NPR Responds To Forbes Op/Ed Piece

Amity Shlaes' well-written, well-researched book substantiates that machinist's observation.

FORBES: Fact and Comment