Seth Klarman defends short sellers, i.e. Daniel Loeb, in his 2010 annual letter: While we rarely sell securities short – both because of the degree of execution difficulty and theoretically ...

If you want to learn from a modern-day value investor, a better bet is Seth Klarman. Klarman doesn't have Buffett's profile, but he has produced annual returns of around 20% a year for nearly 30 ...