Comments on: Barber at Brookings http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/05/17/barber-at-brookings/ The Sweet Release of Reason Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:14:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: asg http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/05/17/barber-at-brookings/#comment-200855 asg Fri, 01 Jun 2007 19:42:50 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/05/17/barber-at-brookings/#comment-200855 I read the transcript at the Brookings site. Very interesting. I liked your commentary. Benjamin Barber strikes me as sort of the Michael Novak of the left -- erudite, articulate, and utterly unable to comprehend how unpersuasive his arguments are to anyone who doesn't share all his priors. At least Novak has an excuse for his writings' not having any data. I read the transcript at the Brookings site. Very interesting. I liked your commentary. Benjamin Barber strikes me as sort of the Michael Novak of the left — erudite, articulate, and utterly unable to comprehend how unpersuasive his arguments are to anyone who doesn’t share all his priors. At least Novak has an excuse for his writings’ not having any data.

]]> By: Zorkon http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/05/17/barber-at-brookings/#comment-187617 Zorkon Sat, 19 May 2007 21:56:35 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/05/17/barber-at-brookings/#comment-187617 I was unimpressed with Jihad vs McWorld. Barber is a second-rate David Brooks, trying to connect dots that don't form a recognizable constellation. Now I will drink alcohol. I was unimpressed with Jihad vs McWorld. Barber is a second-rate David Brooks, trying to connect dots that don’t form a recognizable constellation.

Now I will drink alcohol.

]]> By: Micha Ghertner http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/05/17/barber-at-brookings/#comment-183535 Micha Ghertner Thu, 17 May 2007 16:49:30 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/05/17/barber-at-brookings/#comment-183535 Any chance the event will be recorded? I'll even settle for audio only. If not, please post a good summary! Any chance the event will be recorded? I’ll even settle for audio only. If not, please post a good summary!

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