Beijing could have easily foreseen the error in its farm policy had it just looked at the European and American experiences with guaranteeing high prices to farmers. Food Tribe Gullibles Nobel economists Robert Shiller and Roger Akerloff have a new book entitled Phishing for Phools: The Economics of Manipulation and Deception, which basically declares the average consumer so inept that bad actors in the market easily play them for the fools they are. In short, they don't know the meaning of caveat emptor. Food editor Jenna Blumenfield interprets things differently, arguing that the Paleo, gluten-free Freegans of the world are an important source of innovation as their passion influences others. The problem is that no one, including govern...