[NittanyLion]

"Freedomnomics," is being called a conservative response to the publication of a manifesto of liberal political and economic theory by University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt and New York Times journalist Stephen J. Dubner, which topped the 2005 New York Times bestseller list.

I read Freakonomics. I found nothing in there that would lead me to believe it was a "manifesto of liberal political and economic theory". On the contrary, I thought it was well written and thought-provoking. When it touched on political issues the authors went out of their way not to add too much social commentary.

[BreezyDog]

I don’t know... Didn’t the theory on cheating in Sumo wrestling is fostered by the way ranking and scoring system is set up kind of remind you of the way all of the entitlement programs in the USA and other more socialist countries foster lazyness and unwillingness to compete.

Just kidding. Kind of.

[newguy357]

I read Freakonomics. I found nothing in there that would lead me to believe it was a "manifesto of liberal political and economic theory". On the contrary, I thought it was well written and thought-provoking. When it touched on political issues the authors went out of their way not to add too much social commentary.

I agree. There were some logical errors in Freakonomics, but overall it was even-handed and entertaining. There was not a strong political component to it.

Likewise, even though Levitt concluded that abortion had lowered crime I don't recall any assertion that this justified abortion. Conclusions of analyses do not necessarily imply endorsement.