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You may get downvoted to hell for, er, speaking the truth? I'm afraid you're right and Miss McArdle is really nothing much more than a libertarian hack. Case
by CaptainZapp 9y ago
You may get downvoted to hell for, er, speaking the truth?
I'm afraid you're right and Miss McArdle is really nothing much more than a libertarian hack.
Case in point: Her book review fo Piketty's "Capital in the Twenty-First Century". While opinions may certainly differ about the tome this is a bit rich for a book review:
I apologize in advance, because I am going to talk about a book that I have not yet read. To be clear, I intend to read Thomas Piketty’s “Capital in the Twenty-First Century.” It is sitting on my (virtual) bedside with a big stack of other (digital) books that I intend to read. But it’s far down in the queue, and I’m afraid that I can’t wait to weigh in—not on the book itself, but on its topic.
Reviews a book she hasn't read and needless to say completely trashes it in the process.
I actually agree: Bloomberg really should have her fired.
I link to the Baffler article[1] since the original review is apparently only available to subscribers.
[1] https://thebaffler.com/latest/what-pikettys-conservative-critics-get-wrong https://thebaffler.com/latest/what-pikettys-conservative-cri...
- sitkack 9y agoTalking about books that you haven't read. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/jan/06/fiction.society https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/jan/06/fiction.societ... Signaling that you haven't read it gives one a defensible position! You can't criticize my mischaracterization of the arguments of the book, I haven't read it! Her opinions can be her alternative facts known to none except her. There is accidental fallacious logic, and then there is manufacturing bullshit.
- hindsightbias 9y agoThere were bloggers whose raison d'être was debunking her. IDK if they've moved to twitter or not: https://inversesquare.wordpress.com/tag/mcardle/ https://inversesquare.wordpress.com/tag/mcardle/ The lesson is, glibertarians always fail up.