In the September 4th post, “isolated milton friedman”I quoted two paragraphs from Michael Hirsch. Capital Offense: How America’s Smartest People Handed America’s Future to Wall Street. I’m not going to quote the whole thing again.
Here’s a passage that struck me as odd, given how warm and welcoming Milton was:
He remained an unorthodox rebel leader for most of the Cold War, and was isolated and vilified on Chicago’s campus during the growth of the 1960s counterculture. There were times when no one would eat with him in the staff cafeteria. (Added italics.)
Even though my commentary was different, I should have noted that this passage still struck me as odd.
My long-time friend Christopher Jenn (we have been friends since we met at Richard Thaler’s house in 1977) sent me the following email and gave me permission to quote him: I did.
I just finished reading Friedman’s September 4th post about “isolation.” Your post, especially the Hirsch quote, was not true. Indeed, Hirsch (and his references) sound almost delusional. Remember, I was a graduate student in Chicago from 1965 to 1970. I don’t remember any discussions that were consistent with this story, either among graduate students or between us and the faculty. Odd number.
that teeth Odd number. I wonder where Harsh got his information.
