RE: [Pen-l] Naomi Klein and Understanding Crises

["Perelman, Michael" <MPerelman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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.

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[mailto:pen-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Doug Henwood
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 12:46 PM
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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
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