thanks. that was very nice of you.
On Thu, Mar 22, 2007 at 10:01:44AM -0400, michael a. lebowitz wrote: > At 09:16 22/03/2007, paul z wrote re michael p: > > >I'm having the feeling that your personal theoretical position is > >interferring with your managerial capacity. Can we work toward > >democratizing process (it won't be easy)? > > My feeling is that, as list moderator, what Michael is doing > so well is signalling when returns from particular threads have > diminished so much that they are negative. Not only the 9-11 thread > but also Iran exchanges and Democratic Party support/opposition (if > memory serves) have fallen into this category; it's not a matter, I > think, of the merits of any side but of his judgement that positions > have solidified and that yelling louder becomes the practice. I can't > think of any case where I've disagreed with his desire to make more > room for discussions particularly relevant to progressive economists. > Of course, there's always the possibility that something new could be > introduced into a suspended discussion; my feeling is that > comradeship in such cases would call for the person to float the idea > by Michael to get his reaction before posting. > michael l. > Michael A. Lebowitz > Professor Emeritus > Economics Department > Simon Fraser University > Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 > > Currently based in Venezuela. > NOTE NEW PHONE NUMBERS > Can be reached at > Residencias Anauco Suites > Departamento 601 > Parque Central, Zona Postal 1010, Oficina 1 > Caracas, Venezuela > (58-212) 573-6333, 571-1520, 571-3820 (or hotel cell: 0412-200-7540) > fax: (58-212) 573-7724 -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com
