Tom Walker wrote: > According to Wikipedia, which cites Parker, Walter C. (v86 n5 p344 Jan > 2005). "Teaching Against Idiocy", Bloomington: Phi Delta Kappan: "An idiot > in Athenian democracy was someone who was characterized by self-centeredness > and concerned almost exclusively with private — as opposed to public — > affairs." Mankiw epitomizes this definition of "idiot."
I beg to differ. Mankiw's "defense of the 1%" is clearly aimed at talking to the "public." Rather, he _serves_ the idiots (as defined here). -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
