This podcast was a good listen. One of the authors/hosts, Steven Levitt, worked at a consulting firm when he first got out of school. I don't think anyone woul

This podcast was a good listen. One of the authors/hosts, Steven Levitt, worked at a consulting firm when he first got out of school. I don't think anyone would dispute that these firms employ smart and talented people, but that doesn't mean they are worth the amount of money they earn to advise companies that they need do something that is, uh, sort of obvious. The podcast touches on an idea that is mentioned in some of these comments: for political reasons, the advice has to come from the outside. https://freakonomics.com/podcast/i-consult-therefore-i-am-a-new-freakonomics-radio-podcast https://freakonomics.com/podcast/i-consult-therefore-i-am-a-...