Read this in the National Post
http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/07...ple-never-read
Which lead me to this:
http://online.wsj.com/articles/the-s...-is-1404417569
I have to admit that I have Piketty's "Capital" on my TBR list.
BTW, the author of the WSJ piece, Jordan Ellenberg, is also the author of "How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking" - to my intense chagrin, also on my TBR.