Shocking! The New York Times Errs Again

As most of you may know, I am involved in a lawsuit against the NYTimes which has been ongoing for over two years now. They improperly accused me of favoring actual slavery. Here is some background on that case:

Block, Walter E. 2014. “Reply to the Scurrilous, Libelous, Venomous, Scandalous New York Times Smear Campaign.” January 30; http://archive.lewrockwell.com/?post_type=article&p=473740&preview=true; https://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/01/walter-e-block/scurrilous-libelous-venomous/

Here is my justification for suing them for libel, even though this would not be a crime under libertarian law:

Block, Walter E. 2014. “May I sue the New York Times? A Libertarian Analysis of Suing for Libel.” September 5; https://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/09/walter-e-block/may-i-sue-the-ny-times/

More recently, two reporters for this “Newspaper of Record” asked to do an interview with me on Donald Trump. I first asked my lawyers about this, and they gave the ok, provided I acquainted these new journalists with my pending law suit. I did so, and then did an interview with him/them. As one of the founding members of Libertarians for Trump ([email protected]) I certainly supported the Donald’s candidacy for president, and made it very clear that others of my background (economics professors, PhDs, academics at universities, business school faculty), did so too.

And yet, this sentence appeared in the subsequent story:

“I’ve also found next to no support for Trump among economists and business-school professors, a group that included a large contingent of Romney supporters in 2012. Among academic economists, I could find only one: Peter Navarro of the University of California, Irvine, a longtime critic of Chinese trade practices”

So, I wrote this to the journalists:

But, I’m an economist, and a b school prof.

Needless to say, neither of them had the courtesy to even reply to me, let alone make amends for their erroneous reporting. Are we seeing a pattern here?

Here is the background for my contact with these two reporters from the NYTimes (read from the bottom up):

Dear Adam:

After interviewing me, you could find only one academic economist to support Trump; that is, Prof. Navarro? What about me? Had you asked me, I could have suggested at least a dozen others. What gives?

Best regards,

Walter

Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics
Joseph A. Butt, S.J. College of Business
Loyola University New Orleans
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If it moves, privatize it; if it doesn’t move, privatize it. Since everything either moves or doesn’t move, privatize everything.

From: Liguori, Robert [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2016 3:53 PM
To: Walter Block
Subject: Re: send, please

Dear Dr. Block:

I merely fact-checked the story; it was written by our regular economics columnist, Adam Davidson. Here’s a link: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/12/magazine/behind-the-gold-curtain-of-donald-trumps-resume.html

Thanks again, and take care.

Best,
Rob

On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 4:46 PM, Walter Block wrote:

Dear Robert:

Please send me a copy of what you wrote on this:

June 2, 2016. Adam Davidson [mailto:[email protected]]
NY Times on Libertarians for Trump. I am writing a column for the NY Times Magazine on the economics/business case for Donald Trump. I’d love a chance to talk with you. 646-413-5111l Liguori, Robert [mailto:[email protected]], 212 556 3732

Best regards,

Walter

Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics
Joseph A. Butt, S.J. College of Business
Loyola University New Orleans
6363 St. Charles Avenue, Box 15, Miller Hall 318
New Orleans, LA 70118
tel: (504) 864-7934
fac: (504)864-7970
[email protected]
http://www.walterblock.com/
http://www.walterblock.com/publications/
http://samesideentertainment.com/talent/dr-walter-block/
https://www.facebook.com/wblock2
WalterBlock.com: https://twitter.com/WalterEBlock
Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/WalterEBlock
Skype: Walter.Block4

If it moves, privatize it; if it doesn’t move, privatize it. Since everything either moves or doesn’t move, privatize everything.


——————
Robert Liguori
Research Editor
The New York Times Magazine
(212) 556-3732

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7:40 pm on June 17, 2016