Word: iconoclastic
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Half a century later, the smart money has vanished into depressed stocks and inflated currency. And The New Yorker has survived-no, flourished. The upstart has become an establishment, the iconoclast an institution. In his anniversary thesaurus of anecdotes, Here at The New Yorker (TIME, Feb. 24), Brendan Gill describes his 40-year career at the magazine as "playing the clown when the spirit of darkness has moved me and colliding with good times at every turn." It is a deceptive portrait of The New Yorker; like a shaving mirror, it gives only part of the picture. Once upon...
HAVING A SCHOOL of economics as a father is probably very difficult. As the son of the famous iconoclast economist Milton Friedman, David Friedman most likely faces great obstacles in establishing a distinct and separate reputation. Especially since he has chosen to write on the same subjects. But for David this will not be much of a problem. He writes with more than enough radicalism to build an independent reputation and make his father turn red (if that's possible...
...Gold, 45, former press secretary to Spiro Agnew. Gold, who appears in 97 papers, dislikes the conservative label, describes himself as a "smartass iconoclast" at a time when "most icons are liberal." Gold's work thus far has been heavier on vitriol than substance. He spent two columns attacking the new reverence for Harry Truman ("I'm tired of all this crap about cuddly old Harry"), and he uses Nelson Rockefeller as a prime whipping boy. He has not addressed the impeachment question, other than to offer one veiled suggestion that Congress "go with the Madison Plan [impeachment...
...radicals have often observed, these sources of funds are generally not as available to them for obvious reasons. Therefore, one way for them to attempt to gain power is by developing large and vocal followings of students. This can be done by teaching excellently, being a through iconoclast, and (e.g.) going drinking with the students. Although the radical professors have failed in their bids for some influence in the department, they have certainly succeeded in gaining ardent personal followers, perhaps as many as one third of the graduate students. At the visiting committee meeting one graduate student declared that...
John Kenneth Galbraith, L.H.D., economist. [A] towering iconoclast of wit and intellect...