Who, in a recent article, described the model of the centralized economy as "flawed"? He also said the following:
Well, judging by a lot of people in the Obama administration, I think he's being a bit optimistic there. There seem to be entirely too many people who think that there's a utopia to be achieved, if only the government can take over enough aspects of society.The real achievement we can celebrate is the fact that the 20th century marked the end of totalitarian ideologies, in particular those that were based on utopian beliefs.
So as not to misrepresent his views, I should point out that he's also not a fan of capitalism.
So, who is he? I'll put the answer in the comments, or you can follow the link to read the whole essay.

It's Mikhail Gorbachev
Comment by Filthy Stinking No.9 — November 1, 2009 @ 6:48 am