In “Saving Capitalism,” Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor and currently a professor at U.C. Berkeley, affirms his commitment to the free enterprise system—yet more than three quarters of his book explores the ways the basic tenets of capitalism have been subverted in the United States.
Reich’s underlying assumption is that a free market economy requires government regulation. He dismisses conservatives’ protests, noting that many who complain vigorously about government interference actually profit from unfair…