Normally people with these sorts of views would never be allowed near a TED stage. But a millionaire slipped through the cracks and as the National Journal reports, TED's Chris Anderson is refusing to publish a talk given on its stage by venture capitalist Nick Hanauer. As Time reports, Anderson's explanation is that the talk was "too political" to be posted during an election year, and that "a lot of business managers and entrepreneurs would feel insulted" by some of Hanauer's arguments. Alas for Anderson, the video has surfaced at YouTube, so the rich will be insulted no matter what. Anyhow, you can read Hanauer's radical arguments on that beacon of socialism, Bloomberg. Or read the full text of the talk here. Meanwhile, you can read the discussion at TED where members are shocked - shocked! - to discover that TED wasn't the open marketplace of ideas they thought. People who read me know I have been critical of this aspect of TED for a long time. Maybe now, a few more eyes will be opened.
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