in september 2014, baptist's work came to prominence when "the economist" magazine gave his book "the half has never been told" an unfavorable review for characterizing slave owners negatively. the review generated widespread outrage against the publication and resulted in a rare withdrawal of the article and an apology from the magazine. baptist wrote a response in "politico" magazine in which he states, had the "economist" actually engaged the book's arguments, the reviewer would have had to confront the scary fact that the unrestrained domination of market forces can sometimes amplify existing forms of oppression into something more horrific. no wonder the "economist" abandoned its long-standing intellectual commitments in favor of sloppy old paternalism on sept. 4, because if it hadn't, mr./ms. anonymous might have had to admit that market fundamentalism doesn't always provide the best solution for every economic or social problem.