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C-SPAN: Klein on Friedman again

catallaxia — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:39:25 +0000

FriedmanFacts.com has spent some time discussing Naomi Klein. Partly, this is because although Klein’s ideas are neither rigorous nor historically accurate, and are easily falsified, they certainly are persuasive to large amounts of people who don’t have the time or resources to do their own research.

So, we bring to you a new tidbit from Klein. Econ Job Market Rumors, a forum for economics graduate students which often delves into other topics, has a quite interesting post relating to Milton Friedman and Naomi Klein. The OP (original poster) links to a new (to us) gem from Klein, an interview with C-SPAN. Klein herself, in general as well as specifically in this interview, does more than her opponents have ever done to discredit her. Enjoy!

In particular, catch her response when asked to define Friedman vs. Keynes at the 6:30 mark. Brilliant.

Obama’s stimulus plan, Friedman, and shock

catallaxia — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:05:15 +0000

In David Boaz’s new article this week in The Guardian, he argues that the reality of government behavior under crisis is miles from Klein’s claim. The new administration is using the current economic “shock” to increase the size and power of the government, and Bush’s administration did just the same thing. An excerpt:

And what happened? Did the Republican administration summon up the spirit of Milton Friedman and cut government spending? Did it deregulate and privatise?

No.

It did what governments actually do in a crisis – it seized new powers over the economy.

Obama’s plan to do the same thing, his shiny new stimulus plan, was discussed by University of Chicago economists last month . The video is available here. It’s a fascinating and occasionally humorous look at the real economics of the stimulus plan, and in particular our audience may be interested in Robert Lucas’s mentions of Milton Friedman at approx. 33:00 and 37:30.

Economic Historian Johan Norberg on Naomi Klein’s Polemic Against Milton Friedman

rocket — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:48:08 +0000

Swedish author Johan Norberg sits down with reason.tv‘s Michael C. Moynihan to discuss Naomi Klein’s diastrous yet popular polemic against the great free market economist Milton Friedman.

Friedman debates Naomi Klein

rocket — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:22:44 +0000

Milton Friedman Debates Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism.

Courtesy of Copious Dissent