Considering the last moments of Allende's life with his holding ( if not firing ) an AK-47 at the fascists, perhaps the gun ownership position ( and its virtuous math ) of the later writings of U of C's John Lott: where "More Guns, Less Crime" might also be invoked. Truly a synthesis of U of C's Law and Economics philosophies.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Henwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 11:20 AM Subject: [PEN-L:25988] Re: RE: Hetero Depts > Devine, James wrote: > > >The reason for the last qualification is that the University of Chicago > >school of economics has especially low standards. A lot of their math isn't > >virtuous at all. > > I heard this story recently from a Chicago grad student. The day > Pinochet was arrested, a U of C economist was discovered busily > scribbling in the library. Visibly agitated, he explained that he was > devising a model showing that the additional risk of arrest in the > future would discourage political figures from taking necessary > reform measures. > > Doug >
