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Johnson classed men ranging from Plato and Aristophanes to Fred Allen and Ring Lardner as notable satirists. Writers in essentially non-satiric fields have also adopted the techniques of satire, Johnson noted. He labeled Galbraith and Veblen modern satirists, at least in a restricted sense...
...Conscience of a Conservative, Goldwater 9. The Liberal Hour, Galbraith...
...Liberal Hour, Galbraith...
...many have said, Galbraith is--wonder of wonders--an economist who can write the English language; he is also, particularly in this collection, more a moralist than a technical economist. His moral point, expressed in many different contexts, is that something is wrong with our society when there are so many slums, so much unemployment, such shortages in educational facilities, housing, and other public goods--all in the face of unprecedented upper and middle class consumer prosperity...
...course of this rather haphazard series of essays, Galbraith provides some comments relevant to Goldwater, Bowles and, in particular, the 1960 campaign. Since Galbraith comments have a way of standing on their own, it may be sufficient to merely quote a few that seem particularly...