Letters to the Editor

The Dangers of Revisionism: Tom Friedman tries to hide his "very big stick" Re-writing the history of the Iraq War threatens to suppress the vital lessons that should be learned from it. Glenn Greenwald [2008-11-30]

• On the bright side, Friedman's lost 99% of his wealth

  But based on the bad news coming out of shopping-mall owner General Growth Properties [GGP], it is no wonder Friedman is feeling crankier than usual. That’s because the author’s wife, Ann (née Bucksbaum), is an heir to the General Growth fortune. In the past year, the couple—who live in an 11,400-square-foot mansion in Bethesda, Maryland—have watched helplessly as General Growth stock has fallen 99 percent, from a high of $51 to a recent 35 cents a share. The assorted Bucksbaum family trusts, once worth a combined $3.6 billion, are now worth less than $25 million.

  Without schadenfreude life there'd be no joy in life. He's still got a few million left, of course.

  His money was in malls. That tells you a LOT about him. (Shouldn't major media have conflict of interest rules? )

  -- John EMerson
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