Looks like that stupid kid ended up writing for the New York Slimes where Keynes is still god, Galbraith is still considered smart and Marx never goes out of style.
The best compliment I ever heard of Freedman was from a Socialist Econ Professor I had in college. The guy was actually a pretty good instructor who made no secret that he was a socialist but who taught Economics straight down the middle without letting his bias sneak in. He said that he didn't agree with Freedman but he honestly didn't know why and couldn't poke a hole in anything Freedman taught.
After getting to know him over the years hanging out in the local pub over beers, it turns out the guy was a socialist more out of envy then any real intellectual reason. He was a very bright, well educated guy but didn't fit any corporate mold and was jealous that people far less "intelligent" than he were running large corporations and making more than he ever would.
"After getting to know him over the years hanging out in the local pub over beers, it turns out the guy was a socialist more out of envy then any real intellectual reason."
Sounds like his Mommy forgot to tell him that "no one said that life would be fair".