The government now dismisses the idea that one function of the law is to defend people against the arbitrary exercise of state power.

ECONOMIST: Banyan

If we accept Mr. Taleb's premise about power-law ascendancy, we are left with a troubling question: How do you function in a world where accurate prediction is rarely possible, where history isn't a reliable guide to the future and where the most important events cannot be anticipated?

WSJ: Shattering the Bell Curve