Brad de Long wrote:
> Nationalist militarism is truly a powerful and insidious poison.
One need only study the ends to which the entire Falklands debacle was used
by Margaret Thatcher herself. Prior to the invasion (which, incidentally,
was known of for months in advance by MI6 and the FCO) the
My sense of Reich is that he is genuinely egalitarian and regrets that
markets generate inequality, but other than that he likes how markets
operate and, in particular, believes them to be creative and efficient.
So the position he stakes out in the WSJ is not surprising. I agree
with Michael and
>Jim Devine wrote,
>
> >. . . postmoderns reject a basic principle of science, the view that
> > there's more to reality than what's in your head ("your
> > reality"). There's something outside that we're trying to discover. I'd
> > have to do a survey of the postmoderns to see how common it is, b
Yoshie, do you get extra hazard pay for reading these people?
> I've read every postmodern philosopher & literary critic of
> importance (and then some); it's a part of the occupational hazards
> of grad students in English. Therefore, my view is a considered
> view, and if you so desire, I c
> > Will you at least *think* about what the sources of the Junta's power
>> were, and how nationalist-militarist iconography reinforces them?
>
>Not only I think about them, I have written lots on the issue, and
>that monster you hate, nationalist-militaristic iconography, had to
>do with them
>The first
>hyperinflation was a coup d'etat. It was provoked intentionally
>(there are proofs and declarations in this sense, as well as there
>are others on the milder hyperinflation provoked in 1975 to generate
>the chaos that led to the 1976 coup) and ended with the downfall of
>Alfonsín.
Pro
>Brad, quoting the bible written by that charlatan Milton Friedman
>doesn't prove a thing. It's the logical fallacy of appeal to
>authority -- or to appeal to a slogan that has captured the minds of
>the orthodox school of economics.
I didn't quote Friedman, who said "inflation is always and e
>How could they take him seriously? He writes rather plain English
>intelligible to any educated reader. No one needs to go through initiatory
>rites of reading thick and complex prose and search through the thickets for
>some speck of sense. Postmodernism as a cultural phenomenom is inconsistent
>Gee, it seems that either a lot of folks have read much more
>post-modernist stuff than I have or maybe it's that it is easier to make
>sweeping generalizations about something on the basis of hearsay. There's
>a lot of crap that gets written under the pretension of
>post-modernism. The same can
Jim Devine wrote,
>. . . postmoderns reject a basic principle of science, the view that
> there's more to reality than what's in your head ("your
> reality"). There's something outside that we're trying to discover. I'd
> have to do a survey of the postmoderns to see how common it is, but my
> ex
Also, Jim, to have put the piece in the WSJ gives enormous liberal cover
to the voucher crew.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reich's article is hardly coherent; it pushes me toward agreeing with the
various nasty things that Krugman says about him. The kind of voucher
program most likely to pass through the Halls of Congress and to be okayed
by Prez. Bore or Gush is not the kind of progressive voucher program he
fav
Gee, it seems that either a lot of folks have read much more
post-modernist stuff than I have or maybe it's that it is easier to make
sweeping generalizations about something on the basis of hearsay. There's
a lot of crap that gets written under the pretension of
post-modernism. The same can easil
En relación a [PEN-L:1430] Re: Re: Australia,
el 7 Sep 00, a las 20:45, [EMAIL PROTECTED] dijo:
>
> I have followed this thread with some interest in part because I teach
> Canadian Economic History, in part because I have done some
> comparative work comparing Australia and Canada (shameless
En relación a [PEN-L:1412] Re: Re: Argentina,
el 7 Sep 00, a las 12:03, Doug Henwood dijo:
> Louis Proyect wrote:
>
> >Why doncha do a radio interview with him. Nestor has a beautiful
> >baritone voice, more radio friendly than any professional deejay.
> >
> >At 11:26 AM 9/7/00 -0400, you wrote
Back in October of 1969 a liberal community group to which Jan
and I belonged held a 'retreat.' The purpose was to review the
group's activities of the preceding year and discuss activitiy in
the coming year. I fell into discussion with a woman in the group
on the subject of the gathering repressi
Jim D. asked what Reich actually said. Here it is.
Wall Street Journal - September 6, 2000
Commentary
The Case for
'Progressive' Vouchers
By Robert B. Reich. Mr. Reich, former secretary of labor, is
professor of social and economic policy at Brandeis University. His
next book, "The Future of S
Justin is correct. I still see a handfull of people still interested in
this subject.
>
> In a message dated 9/7/00 9:41:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> << [after this message, this discussion will be off-list, given Michael
> Perelman's preferences.] >>
>
> I d
In a message dated 9/7/00 9:41:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< [after this message, this discussion will be off-list, given Michael
Perelman's preferences.] >>
I don't seewhy. There are a lot of people who are interested in the questions
being discussed here, even i
In a message dated 9/7/00 6:14:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< So why haven't post-modernists taken Hume seriously? Especially since
a lot of what I read from them sounds like it was cribbed from Hume?
>>
Hume is an empiricist. He takes science seriously. He writes
In a message dated 9/7/00 3:54:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Am I right in locating the core error in pomoism (as currently defended)
in its assumption that claims are either "true" or "unjudgeable
opinions"? Such a view excludes the possibility of criteria that wo
How could they take him seriously? He writes rather plain English
intelligible to any educated reader. No one needs to go through initiatory
rites of reading thick and complex prose and search through the thickets for
some speck of sense. Postmodernism as a cultural phenomenom is inconsistent
with
Michael,
I realize that routine animation has been taken over by 3rd world
factories, but I know we had 3 well known animators in Winnipeg (I
think one was nominated for an academy award or at least the film
he worked on was). They (or one or two) were contracted by
Disney I believe to develo
I have followed this thread with some interest in part because I
teach Canadian Economic History, in part because I have done
some comparative work comparing Australia and Canada
(shameless promotion, I published an artical in Australia's J of IR
some few years ago as a result of comparative
[after this message, this discussion will be off-list, given Michael
Perelman's preferences.]
Nico writes:
>But, what I am saying is that what any of us say is only an opinion. And
>there is no possible assertion of truth when truth changes depending on
>where you are in history and who you s
>So why haven't post-modernists taken Hume seriously? Especially
>since a lot of what I read from them sounds like it was cribbed from
>Hume?
>
>Brad DeLong
I don't know, but here's my speculation:
1. Presenting postmodernism as a reworking of Hume would diminish
its claim to novelty, origin
A book rep came to my office today telling me how good brad de long's text
book would be. Will it be polluted with AD/AD? He tells me that
Bernanke/Frank will be a take off of Mankiw -- Here are the 10 things you
need to know to understand economics. Sounds like a classic comic book
for economi
JD:
" . . . This column makes a very simple point, one that I agree with: if one
takes into account inflation, the growth of needs, and the way in which some
government commitments have been "locked in," the government's budget
surplus is smaller than it appears and will shrink drastically in the
> > >>From: Michael Everett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >>"Steal this
>> >>Movie" is indeed a stolen movie. It was stolen by NAFTA and is yet
>> >>another example of an American cultural product purporting to be made
>> >>in the US but in fact thrown together in the Canadian movie
>> >>maquilado
>Sam wrote to Nicole:
>
>>Check out David Hume:
>>
>>"When we run over our libraries persuaded of these principles, what
>>havoc must we make? If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or
>>school metaphysics, for instance, let us ask Does it contain any
>>abstract reasoning concerning quanti
Néstor wrote: >The hyperinflations were then launched, ...<
Néstor, who launched the hyperinflations, and how? Are you saying that the
central bank launched them on purpose? they increased the money supply on
purpose, in an effort to lower real wages and to raise profits?
Brad wrote: >... The
> It is a lot cheaper to make films in Canada not only because of tax
> breaks, something that the US of course never uses, but mainly
> because labour costs (wages) and other filming costs (sets, etc.)
> are much cheaper.
> The high American $ is a major factor in all these
> considerations
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: Average hourly compensation costs in U.S. dollars for
manufacturing production workers in 28 foreign economies remained at 79
percent of the U.S. level in 1999, after declining in the previous three
years. Although costs in Europe an
(was: Re: [PEN-L:1374] Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: RE: Re:realism)
At 12:18 AM 9/7/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Actually e=mc2 states nothing about light, although it uses c, the velocity
>of light, to state the equivalence of mass and energy.
BTW, there's a movement afoot to rename c "Einstein's constant," si
what's his take on this issue?
At 08:58 PM 9/6/00 -0700, you wrote:
>I see that Robert Reich is saying that vouchers work on the editorial
>page of the WSJ.
>
>--
>Michael Perelman
>Economics Department
>California State University
>Chico, CA 95929
>
>Tel. 530-898-5321
>E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I see that Robert Reich is saying that vouchers work on the editorial
page of the WSJ.
Michael Perelman
WSJ is issuing vouchers now (place smiley mark here)? Michael Hoover
[full article at http://www.iht.com/IHT/TODAY/THU/FIN/indicom.2.html ]
Paris, Thursday, September 7, 2000
Indian Telecom Workers Strike, Seeking Job-Security Assurance
Compiled by Our Staff From Dispatches
NEW DELHI - More than 300,000 employees of India's state-run
telecommunications departme
Am I right in locating the core error in pomoism (as currently defended)
in its assumption that claims are either "true" or "unjudgeable
opinions"? Such a view excludes the possibility of criteria that would
pass judgment on claims even in the absence of any knowledge that they
are truly "true".
This is from COMER. They put out some interesting stuff, at least to me no
expert on monetary matters!
Cheers, Ken Hanly
The Civil Commons
Globalisation: The Doctrine of Inevitable Revolution in Reverse
by John McMurtry
The slogan "Marxism is dead" was proclaimed almost immediately on the
>> How are they like either of these or are you just being funny?
The joy of greeting a loved one depends upon there being loved ones but I
don't see how laws of physics depend upon this; also, they apply
whether we
see something beautiful etc. or not. I must confess that I am not
sure what
Louis Proyect wrote:
>Why doncha do a radio interview with him. Nestor has a beautiful baritone
>voice, more radio friendly than any professional deejay.
>
>At 11:26 AM 9/7/00 -0400, you wrote:
>>Thanks to Nestor Miguel Gorojovsky for those very illuminating posts
> >on Argentina.
Excellent ide
I may be in the minority here, but I got tired of the pomo thread very
quickly. I did not intervene because more than 2 people were
participating. Then somehow the thread moved over to Argentina.
Every year or so, I futilely plead with the penners who live outside of
the Anglo Saxon world to te
Why doncha do a radio interview with him. Nestor has a beautiful baritone
voice, more radio friendly than any professional deejay.
At 11:26 AM 9/7/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Thanks to Nestor Miguel Gorojovsky for those very illuminating posts
>on Argentina.
>
>Doug
>
>
>
Louis Proyect
The Marxism m
En relación a [PEN-L:1399] Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: ,
el 7 Sep 00, a las 6:30, Brad De Long dijo:
> >En relación a [PEN-L:1354] Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: A slight, el 6
> >Sep 00, a las 16:25, Brad DeLong dijo:
> >
> >> >It is too long a story, but there has never existed a single
Well, so it seems that Brad DeLong and yours truly will begin to cash
some income from people watching our wrestling routine. I suggest
Brad to write me offlist in order to arrange details...
En relación a [PEN-L:1400] Re: Re: RE: Re: Argentina/GDP (2),
el 7 Sep 00, a las 6:40, Brad De Long di
Thanks to Nestor Miguel Gorojovsky for those very illuminating posts
on Argentina.
Doug
"Post-Welfare Jobs Offer No Cure for Poverty, Study Finds" LA TIMES, Sept.
7, page B1.
by Nicholas Riccardi
"Most aid recipients who are placed in jobs through Los Angeles County's
welfare-to-work program bounce from low-wage employer to low-wage employer,
have stagnant incomes and remain stu
set pen-l mail ack
-Original Message-
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Behalf Of Rob Schaap
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 11:29 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:Re: Re: Re: Australia
G'day Nestor,
In late August the bastard Niemeyer lent
Scullin's bastard Torie
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: BLS today reported revised productivity data--as measured
by output per hour of all persons--for the second quarter of 2000. The
seasonally adjusted annual rates of productivity change in the second
quarter were 6.5 percent in the b
En relación a [PEN-L:1395] Re: Re: Re: Australia,
el 8 Sep 00, a las 1:29, Rob Schaap dijo:
> G'day Nestor,
> > In their attempt to keep our betters at the Bank of
> England happey, Australia's Scullin government agreed to give Otto
> free reign over 'our' finances in June of 1930. The basta
I agree with Yoshie here, and I d o not think that you believe what you say. Do you
find it hard to pass judgment on Henry Kissinger or George W. Bush? --jks
>Understanding that this is relative however makes passing judgment almost
>impossible. And I am not talking about the judgment of wheth
>In 1990, the hyperinflation had little to do with economic strains
>themselves. There were two peaks in 1989 and 1990, and both were
>absolutely political. The Argentinian economy has become such a
>concentrated mess after the 1976 coup and the stupid timidity
>(bordering treason) of the Alfonsín
>En relación a [PEN-L:1354] Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: A slight,
>el 6 Sep 00, a las 16:25, Brad DeLong dijo:
>
>> >It is too long a story, but there has never existed a single "habit
>> >of obedience" to those generals. Fear and hatred was what there
>> >existed and exists. People here has ne
So, what about periphery, semi-periphery, and core type divisions like the
one Kicks proscribes? Surely, we can use these division to make some
comparisons of the nation-states in the middle?
-Nico
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I am looking at some data on military spending. The War Resister's
League (WRL) and the Center for Defense Information (CDI) both put out
estimates of military spending. The WRL includes dod, part of doe,
international security, and 1/2 of NASA in what they call current
military spending. They
Yoshie asked:
It doesn't seem to me to require a belief that statements (e.g. E=
MC2) are Platonic entities in order to believe that what some
statements refer to existed before the statements were made. Am I
missing something?
* * *
No, you are right. But that is not what I said. What I
G'day Nestor,
>Being a Dominion allowed you not to have to stand a Central Bank such
>as the one, designed by Sir Otto Niemeyer and rejected even by the
>Indian colonial parliament, we had to suffer after the crisis of
>1930. This Central Bank was so designed as to drain as much riches
>from
>(How degrading - naïve relativism, sounds harsh. Anyway, you answered that
>question yourself with Hume. Realizing that it is all relative does not
>preclude the fact that we must walk out of our front doors or wear clothes.
>Understanding that this is relative however makes passing judgment al
En relación a [PEN-L:1391] RE: Re: Pomocanadianism,
el 7 Sep 00, a las 9:25, Nicole Seibert dijo:
> Hi -
> Has anyone thought to compare Canada with Norway or Taiwan or Austria
> (?) or Ireland or Scotland? -Nico
Comparisons may be a good way to begin a research, and a superior
device when the
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:Being serious about Pomotismo (with quotes for Doug)
I was a professional philosopher of scie
Hi -
Has anyone thought to compare Canada with Norway or Taiwan or Austria (?) or
Ireland or Scotland?
-Nico
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Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 3:40 PM
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Subject:
En relación a [PEN-L:1367] Globalization and Argentine Health C,
el 6 Sep 00, a las 20:37, Ken Hanly dijo:
> The Washington Post August 25, 2000; Page A01
>
> Doctor's Suicide Strikes at Heart Of Argentina's Health Care Crisis
>
> By Anthony Faiola
>
> BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 24 -- After a light l
En relación a [PEN-L:1354] Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: A slight,
el 6 Sep 00, a las 16:25, Brad DeLong dijo:
> >It is too long a story, but there has never existed a single "habit
> >of obedience" to those generals. Fear and hatred was what there
> >existed and exists. People here has never equa
En relación a [PEN-L:1362] RE: Re: Argentina/GDP (2),
el 7 Sep 00, a las 11:52, [EMAIL PROTECTED] dijo:
> Nestor.
> What was the cause(s) of the hyperinflation in 1990?
As always, you will have different answers from the different classes
in conflict.
In 1990, the hyperinflation had little to
http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl5?archive/bcr/bcr_2901_1_eng.txt
Thursday, September 7, 2000
Economy Fuels Unrest in Bosnia
Rampant unemployment, corruption and the worst drought in 50 years
are fueling social unrest in Bosnia
By Nermina Durmic-Kahrovic in Tuzla (BCR No. 168, 1-Sep-00)
Bosni
_San Francisco Bay Guardian_ August 23, 2000
Colony Kosovo
Where cops, do-gooders, and privateers run the show.
By Christian Parenti
CLOGGED WITH ALMOST 800,000 souls, Pristina, Kosovo, a city of tower
blocks rising from a parched valley floor, now holds twice the
population for which it was
Art in the enemy camp
Letter from bohemian Belgrade.
By Christian Parenti
THE DARK, one-bedroom apartment of Yugoslavian artist Vladimir Peric
feels like a tricked-out bomb shelter from some mad future. He keeps
the shades down because it's 100 degrees outside and the sun's
radiation is, as h
> > ... In this devastating fire season, one in six of the crew members
> >fighting fires by hand is a convict ...
>
>More than one in six! You've a lot of Ozzies helping you out over there,
>after all.
>
>I mention this because I've been noticing an awful lot of loose fuel lying
>around these pa
Sam wrote to Nicole:
>Check out David Hume:
>
>"When we run over our libraries persuaded of these principles, what
>havoc must we make? If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or
>school metaphysics, for instance, let us ask Does it contain any
>abstract reasoning concerning quantity or nu
> ... In this devastating fire season, one in six of the crew members
>fighting fires by hand is a convict ...
More than one in six! You've a lot of Ozzies helping you out over there,
after all.
I mention this because I've been noticing an awful lot of loose fuel lying
around these parts of lat
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Actually e=mc2 states nothing about light, although it uses c, the velocity
> of light,
Yes yes but the accuracy of my ad hoc physics is not to the point here.
Substitute any law and the 'object' it refers to.
Carrol
Nicole Seibert wrote:
>
> Check out James Hillman. You might just like him. He wrote A Blue Fire and
> The Myth of Analysis. Also, you could read Kristeva, Lacan, Nicholson,
> McNay, Grosz, Deleuze and of course, David Harvey's The Condition of
> Postmodernity.
Check out David Hume:
"When
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