Why is he a hack? The man turns out a book every year on far-ranging
topics.
His writings on international affirmative action and cultural migrations are
first-rate. He writes a popular syndicated column that is clear,
informative
and entertaining. He is a true public intellectual.
On Monday, June 28, 2004 at 18:33:12 (-0700) David B. Shemano writes:
He is a hack because he is a popularizer? ...
He is a hack because he writes well-punctuated, superficial drivel.
Bill
[A sharp jab from the right. Would the economists among us like to comment?]
Low Taxes Do What? by Thomas Sowell
The high cost of economic illiteracy.
Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.Some years ago,
the distinguished international-trade economist Jagdish Bhagwati
, 2004 2:12 AM
Subject: Low Taxes Do What!?
[A sharp jab from the right. Would the economists among us like to
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Low Taxes Do What? by Thomas Sowell
The high cost of economic illiteracy.
Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.Some years ago,
the distinguished
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Subject: Low Taxes Do What!?
[A sharp jab from the right. Would the economists among us like to
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Low Taxes Do What? by Thomas Sowell
The high cost of economic illiteracy.
Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover
Some of Sowell's early stuff on Say's law was pretty good. Then he became more of a
right wing hack. Reagan tried to get him to be Sec. of Education. Now his most
appears as a syndicated right wing ideologue.
Jim's critique was excellent.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California
Michael Perelman writes:
Some of Sowell's early stuff on Say's law was pretty good. Then he became more of
a
right wing hack. Reagan tried to get him to be Sec. of Education. Now his most
appears as a syndicated right wing ideologue.
Why is he a hack? The man turns out a book every year
David, I just finished with a conference on the history of economic thought in
Toronto. Maybe 40% of the scholars here follow Hayek. Another 35% are monetarists
-- rough estimates. I have a great deal of respect for virtually every one of them.
I would not call any of them hacks.
Some of
Michael Perelman writes:
David, I just finished with a conference on the history of economic thought in
Toronto. Maybe 40% of the scholars here follow Hayek. Another 35% are monetarists
-- rough estimates. I have a great deal of respect for virtually every one of them.
I would not call any
Jim Devine could answer your Krugman question better than I could. Krugman still has
some of his work that still uses solid economic anlysis -- but he has been in the
popularizing biz. only a short time. Maybe after a couple decades, his work will be
consistantly superficial also.
On Mon, Jun
he's doing beyond popular
stuff.
jd
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