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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin used his podium at the World Economic Forum to attack the dollar's supremacy, skewer Wall Street bankers, and call for a new global energy paradigm. He also layed the smack down on Michael Dell.

But it was his warning against excessive state intervention in response to the global economic crisis that really caught my attention. His statement was, um, interesting:

"Excessive intervention in economic activity and blind faith in the state’s omnipotence is another possible mistake."

Huh. Putin, excessive intervention, blind faith in state's omnipotence. I feel like these things are related.