Local Groups Continue To Debate Dorfman And His Latest Policy
Dorfman was born in Argentina but moved to the US at two because his father was fleeing from Perón’s soldiers. Dorfman’s father was a UN dignitary but, because of McCarthy’s witch-hunt, the family had to move again, this time to Chile. Dorfman spent much of Wednesday closeted in his third-floor office at the CNBC building in Fort Lee, N.J. When he made his regularly scheduled broadcast from the cable channel’s sixth-floor studios, Dorfman made no mention of his Money termination except to quip, “Never a dull day.” Aaron Dorfmanand Henry Berman at the Exponent Philanthropy Conference. When do politics and philanthropy intersect? The better question might be, when don’t they? But hiscontinued denunciations of the Pinochet regime make this unlikely: in August 1987 he was detained with his two sons for eight hours at the Santiago airport, then deported without explanation. Two weeks later, the ban was mysteriously lifted and he was again allowed to return. Some journalists distrust Kessler because some of his clients have turned out to be less than truthful. Money magazine put Dorfman on paid leave. CNBC, Dorfman's other employer, was standing by him at the weekend. Ariel Dorfman has spent his life breaking rules—refusing to be told who he is, what he should feel, how he should write, and what it should mean. Through his work he tells his readers to ask questions, refuse definitions, and think alternatively. In addition to talking about Murray, Dorfman spoke briefly about her ex Nick Viall. When asked if she would ever accept a rose from him, she replied, "I'm going to politely decline." Watch the video to see the interview.
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