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I'll think you'll find that Robert B. Reich's expertise extends a bit further than "reporting".

I'd argue he's part of the 'establishment' he's purporting to analyze from the outside, however.

What is your point? Who better to tell us how the establishment thinks and perceives than someone inside of it?

Well if someone from the perceived establishment presents an analysis saying the establishment's thinking is flawed, wouldn't their own analysis be questionable, given they are a part of the group they are claiming has flawed thinking?

The form of your argument is: Tesla says 19th century scientists have flawed thinking about alternating current, Tesla is a 19th century scientist, therefore Tesla has flawed thinking about alternating current.

More generally, no member of any group can ever say that the group is wrong, because they're a member of the group.

But stated differently, the flaw becomes apparent: "No member of any group can ever say that the group consensus is wrong, because they are a member of the group." But the one criticizing isn't a member of the group who shares the consensus, and the contradiction evaporates.

Right but he can only tell us what he thinks from that framework but that framework is failing to understand what is actually happening, so the conclusions are only useful knowing they are incorrect.

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