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...leggy and blue-eyed with a low inhibition quotient”—as dressed like a prostitute for prom. Math does concede that “in that dress...yeah she did look like a slut.” But Math does not agree with all of Friedman??s musings. “I don’t go to church and my dad is Jewish,” Math says, responding to the claim that he hails from “classic Shaker stock—good old-fashioned...Protestants.” In addition...
...most, free markets unhindered by governmental interference—labor regulations, taxes, and the like—take precedent over old growth forests. Managers do not usually build cost-inefficient solar panels to minimize their company’s environmental impact. They adhere to Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman??s famous saying that a company’s only “social obligation is to increase its profits.” To them, incantations of the collective good are just sweet-sounding claptrap, and morality is viewed as a matter of personal preference. You want...
...officially endorse their sponsor’s product, and they’re not allowed to have corporate booths at college events. Beyond that, it’s kind of a free-for-all, and loopholes abound.Friedman and Vandenberg have not followed up with any of the HoCos since Friedman??s introductory e-mail, and they have not planned any additional promotions within the University’s gates. But, as the pair is finding out—and as a string of ongoing corporate sponsorships indicate—there are a lot of ways...
...falls short of a forceful theory of a new age characterized by the equal access of diverse populations to the global economy. In the end, if the world truly is flat—whatever that really means—then its two dimensions are one more than Friedman??s analysis possesses...
Friedman recounts a conversation with friend Ken Greer, who runs a small media company being squeezed by competition from larger advertising firms. The passage illustrates one of the most frequent criticisms of Friedman??s writing—that he privileges cute anecdotes over meaty analysis...