drgolf

It lacks in analysis because it's an opinion piece for a general audience, hence the use of anecdotes. Its not an academic article. No offense, but your articles often use anecdotes to make a point.

For example, you write: "As anyone who has worked for the government knows, the important thing is not to make the right choices, but to make choices that can be justified later if they fail."

What evidence do you have of this? What about agencies like DARPA? Your statement could also apply to employees of large corporations.

You are doing the same thing that Joe Stigliz did in the article (without his academic ethos)

A more precise title would be "Of the 0.1% By the 0.1% and For the 0.1%" but perhaps that would be too wonkish for vanity fair. It's an opinion piece for a general audience not an academic journal article.