Re: McCloskey's Rhetoric

1998-05-12 Thread Doug Henwood
Michael Perelman wrote: >Yes, McCloskey seems to have one string on his violin but it is an interesting >string. You can get the point fairly quickly without agonizing about the >small >details. *Her* violin. Doug

re: Eurovison song contest....II

1998-05-12 Thread valis
Queries Jim D: > >I don't know how a discussion of the Eurovision contest (something I had > >never heard of before) got on pen-l. But is there any significance to the > >fact that a transsexual (transgenderal?) from Israel won the contest? Does > >it represent some sort of sexual sea-change? Mo

The Independent Institute

1998-05-12 Thread Eric . A . Schutz
Pen'ers: Does anyone know anything about the Independent Institute? As best I can tell it's a quite conservative policy-issues forum (its advisors list reads like a who's who of the right) -- but I'd like to know about its FUNDING. It's recently released a book disclaiming global warming (by

McCloskey's Rhetoric

1998-05-12 Thread Doug Henwood
I just got a review copy of a 2nd ed of McCloskey's book on Rhetoric. Is it worth reading? Doug

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1998-05-12 Thread Richardson_D
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re: Eurovison song contest....

1998-05-12 Thread Doug Henwood
James Devine wrote: >I don't know how a discussion of the Eurovision contest (something I had >never heard of before) got on pen-l. But is there any significance to the >fact that a transsexual (transgenderal?) from Israel won the contest? Does >it represent some sort of sexual sea-change? On a

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1998-05-12 Thread Richardson_D
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Re: McCloskey's Rhetoric

1998-05-12 Thread Michael Perelman
Yes, McCloskey seems to have one string on his violin but it is an interesting string. You can get the point fairly quickly without agonizing about the small details. Doug Henwood wrote: > I just got a review copy of a 2nd ed of McCloskey's book on Rhetoric. Is it > worth reading? > > Doug -

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1998-05-12 Thread Fikret Ceyhun
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Re: German environmentalism

1998-05-12 Thread Rosser Jr, John Barkley
Michael, I don't see anything in Jim's post that compares the trust-busting of Taft and Roosevelt. For sure, it was Taft (the big guy) who brought the big suit, the breakup of Standard Oil. But TR certainly did do some trust busting. The question is how that relates with his support fo

re: Eurovison song contest....

1998-05-12 Thread James Devine
I don't know how a discussion of the Eurovision contest (something I had never heard of before) got on pen-l. But is there any significance to the fact that a transsexual (transgenderal?) from Israel won the contest? Does it represent some sort of sexual sea-change? in pen-l solidarity, Jim Devi

Re: Harvey

1998-05-12 Thread James Devine
I finally got to read the Foster/Harvey debate in MONTHLY REVIEW. My impression is that both authors had some good points and some weak ones too. What we have to do is learn from each, along with their errors. I know that this sounds wishy-washy. But in the case of that debate, it makes sense. i

Re: Harvey

1998-05-12 Thread Bill Burgess
Louis P. wrote (I don't know if it was on pen-l; I've got to get off these other lists!!): > > There is a debate over real differences. David Harvey wants to uncouple > questions of ecoscarcity, sustainable development, etc. from environmental > justice issues. Monthly Review and Capitalism, Nat

Re: where have all the talking heads gone?

1998-05-12 Thread Dr. John G. Mason
May I ask a stupid question. I'm out of town for a few days Hoiw does one unsubscribe to the pen-l list so that emails don't pile up for a week John Mason Doug Henwood wrote: > >Congratulations to Doug and Louis on your new e-mail lists, but since I > >have not (yet?) subscribed to either of the