--my point is consistent with doug and max, namely that delong took this occasion as an opportunity to make a cheap shot than a serious commentary on the significance of sweezy's contribution to economics and social change. i don't see much comparison between sweezy and friedman. one was rewarded with all the perks of the american economic and political establishment, the other was ignored when not aggressively ostracised despite the far more substantive contribution to economics and critical thinking in general.
steve