Of course, there are a lot of Milton Friedmans: the Libertarian who is skeptical of the criminalization of marijuana, Robert Leeson's Friedman, who was denounced by Patinkin as a crook for manipulating the truth, the silly Friedman wrote about methodology, the extraordinary propagandist who had a marvelous gift for simplifying complex issues.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug Henwood Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 12:46 PM To: Progressive Economics Subject: Re: [Pen-l] Naomi Klein and Understanding Crises On Jun 14, 2008, at 3:30 PM, Michael Perelman wrote: > Some of the book was over the top, > but on the whole I thought it was excellent -- not as > economic analysis, but as leftist economic journalis This annoys me - journalists are not expected to know much about history or ideas. They just convey personalities and impressions. A 400-page book in which Milton Friedman is a central figure should show some trace of engagement with his actual intellectual contribution, shouldn't it? Doug _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
