Iraq: Suicides among US troops

Robert Fisk: One, two, three, what are they fighting for? The worst problem facing US forces in Iraq may not be armed resistance but a crisis of morale. Robert Fisk reports on a near-epidemic of indiscipline, suicides and loose talk By Robert Fisk Oct 24, 2003: (The Independent) I was in the

Re: Letter to Bill Weinberg

Louis: Let me first of all take this opportunity to thank you for playing selections from Hava Narghile, that collection of Turkish rock-and-roll from the 1970s. I picked it up almost immediately after hearing it but have to confess that my Turkish friends hate it. Louis, You should have

monetary/fiscal policy

That the economy is doing so poorly with massive tax cuts, military spending, and stimulative fed policy. Does anybody have a handle on how much each of these factors is propping up the economy? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel.

Re: Turkish Rock-and-Roll

Ahmet: Though, the causal link is not an automatic one for me: because it was surreal then one had to love it. This was not my logic Ahmet. I did not say that one had to love it. I only said that it is loveable and this is how I feel when I look back at it from today. It is what our society

Re: Letter to Bill Weinberg/Turkish Rock-and-Roll

Ahmet wrote: Sabri, I am the Turkish friend who hated Turkish rock-and-roll from the 1970s. BTW, hate' is not the right word to describe my emotional/intellectual distance to this musical imitation --a bad one-- in Turkey and only THEN, i.e. in the 1970's. I have to confess that I put words in

Power Point

For a funny put-down of Power Point lectures, look at www.edwardtufte.com. Tufte, at Yale I think, is the graphics/statistics whiz who has produced some beautiful books, one of which is The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. Gene Coyle

Re: Power Point

Oh, definitely, the Tufte book is a technical writer's visual bible!!! An exceptional book. Joanna Eugene Coyle wrote: For a funny put-down of Power Point lectures, look at www.edwardtufte.com. Tufte, at Yale I think, is the graphics/statistics whiz who has produced some beautiful books, one of

Re: Letter to Bill Weinberg/Turkish Rock-and-Roll

Sabri, I am "the" Turkish friend who "hated" Turkish rock-and-roll from the 1970s. BTW, "hate'" is not the right word to describe my emotional/intellectual distance to this musical imitation --a bad one-- in Turkey and only THEN, i.e. in the 1970's. I, at the same time, happen to agree with

In D.C., a Diverse Mix Rouses War Protest

The best thing about the October 25 rally and march in D.C. to Bring the Troops Home Now and End the Occupation of Iraq was a large and racially diverse turnout of veterans and military families whose loved ones are deployed in Iraq. Signs featuring enlarged photographs of uniformed soldiers and

insurance question

Does anybody know of a nice thumbnail history of insurance? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

China question

I am reading all sorts of reports about soaring Chinese demand pushing up commodity prices. Has anybody thought abut the extent to which this effect undo the the beneficial effects of cheap Chinese imports?? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929

Re: China question

This doesn't respond to your question but as I read of the same demand for commodities I wonder if China is pouring dollars back out of the country for a couple of purposes -- to hedge on commodity prices and to lower the heat on the devaluation issue. Any thoughts? Gene Coyle Michael Perelman