Let a journalist call an economics professor for his view on whether free trade with country X or Y is a good idea. We can be fairly certain that the economist, like the vast majority of the profession, will be enthusiastic in his support of free trade.
在我的《全球化悖论》（The Globalization Paradox）一书中，我设想了如下思想实验。一位记者让一位经济学教授说说关于与国家X或Y进行自由贸易是否是个好主意的观点。我们可以相当确定地说，这位经济学家与他的绝大多数同侪一样，会热烈支持自由贸易。