Zócalo Public Square

In the face of global competition and rapid technological change, the American economy will soon face its most severe test in nearly a century--one that will make the recent turmoil in the financial system look like a modest setback by comparison. Matt Miller, host of KCRW's "Left, Right & Center" and a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, visited Zócalo, arguing that our leaders have failed to prepare us for what lies ahead because they cling to old truisms about how a modern economy works. Exploring themes from his new book, "The Tyranny of Dead Ideas," Miller discusses what he considers the greatest threat to our economic future: the things we think we know--but don’t.