"To discover to the world something which deeply concerns it, and of which it was previously ignorant; to prove to it that it had been mistaken on some vital point of temporal or spiritual interest, is as important a service as a human being can render to his fellow creatures..."
John Stuart Mill, "On Liberty"
One of the best discussions to date about the current financial crisis, courtesy of Yale's President, Richard Levin and two of its most distinguished economists, Robert Shiller & John Geanakoplos. It's well worth the hour.