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By William K. Black

Arnold Kling is a libertarian economist who once worked for Freddie Mac.  This article discusses a blog and an article he wrote about the causes of the crisis.  Both (unintentionally) illustrate key theoclassical economic positions critical to understanding the origins of the crisis.  Kling’s blog was in response to a January 29, 2013 post by Thomas J. Sugrue.  Sugrue provided data demonstrating that blacks and Latino homeowners suffered far greater wealth losses in the crisis than did whites.  This upset Kling, who responded:

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