re all,
On Sun, 06 May 2012, newme...@aol.com wrote:
Commodified and detached-from-history displays of this sort are
much more likely to *hide* than to *reveal* anything useful about
our *living* culture for the simple reason that those who actually
construct these exhibits have no culture
Good point, Michael! Come back, Thorstein Veblen, all is forgiven.
I am really just making a plea for the introduction of world history
into this discussion. The fastest-growing economy in the world between
1890 and 1913 was Russia with an annual growth rate of about 10%,
similar to China's
Brian, Keith ,et al.,
It seems to me that Conard's text presents those on the left with a rare
opportunity --though not enough of one by itself to turn the situation entirely
around. I haven't read his book, but maybe it would be worth it, for it's clear
enough from the quotes that the book
On 05/05/2012 01:56 PM, Nicholas Knouf wrote:
How does one take a principled stand against the repugnant policies
of the Koch Bros., while also holding out the possibility that their
philanthropic actions just_might_ cause some positive change in the
world?
I reckon it's close to impossible.
This whole chain is increasingly silly. Because while Brian and others
complain about things like...
When people start defending the Koch borthers, or the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation, or privatized universities and museums
because they're excellent and they have such good art, I admit it,
Brian:
If my dear friend Mark Stahlman were right, that is, if life in
democratic societies were always and ever simply the rule of
the powerful minority over the powerless majority, then another
consequence must necessarily ensue.
Thanks
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Brian, and others,
Admire is a strong word. Admiration is for me something that happens
only rarely. No, Brian, and others who might agree with his
characterization of me, I do not admire Carnegie, Mellon, Rockefeller,
Koch, Olin, or others. Their
Hey Keith, good to hear from you.
On 05/06/2012 05:50 AM, Keith Hart wrote:
The first thing that stands out to me is that you identify your own
role with that of a critic. There are other ways of engaging society
and perhaps we should start with that. Which critics in history do
you think made
jep... it's a circus ... ur in the center ring ... or maybe not ... wait,
where's the tent?
This whole chain is increasingly silly. Because while Brian and others
complain about things like...
well if you want real silliness, just wait until the energy sources that have
been driving the
