The Shoe is on the other Foot

After 20 years as a journalist I’m getting a taste of what it’s like to be on the other side of the media. Two days after my book “The Economics of Integrity” was published the Wall Street Journal mentioned it in its “Heard on the Street” column. Which is fine with me, except that the reporter involved admitted to me he didn’t actually read it before he set out to make a jibe at it. The Journal wouldn’t agree to a retraction, but they did print my letter. I’m not all that upset about the incident. On the whole I probably shouldn’t complain too much about people discussing my book, even in ways I don’t approve. But it will give me a little perspective as I write, not always flatteringly, about the people, firms and institutions affecting our economy.