[PEN-L:519] Re: intro econ book

1998-06-10 Thread Peter Bohmer
On Tue, 9 Jun 1998, James Devine wrote: > I would love to help cowrite a textbook! Of course, I'd have to drop out of > pen-l... > > >2. What subjects (and why) do pen-lers think such a book ought to cover > and how should such a book be organized. In other words, how do you > envision your "

[PEN-L:516] RE: Fwd: perhaps of interest (spuds, part III)

1998-06-10 Thread Brown, Martin (NCI)
My college age son runs a web page and is going to run something on it about the Free Tibet concert. I have expressed skepticism to him that Tibetians would be better off under a Dalai Lama regime. So, he invited me to post a commentary on this. Anyone have any information that would b

[PEN-L:514] URPE SUMMER CONFERENCE INFO - long post

1998-06-10 Thread Fleck_S
Please come to the 30th anniversary summer conference of URPE, and consider presenting a paper or organizing a roundtable. If you would like the information in an attached message rather than in text, please email me and I will send it to you. Susan Fleck w:(202) 606-5654 x415 h:(301) 270-1486

[PEN-L:518] RE: In Defense of History

1998-06-10 Thread James Devine
Eric writes: >Perhaps instead of "knowledge" I should have said "understandings" without any implication that these "understandings" are "true." Empirical "facts" (generated by a theory) and their interplay with theory provide a different type of tension in the development of our understandings th

[PEN-L:517] RE: In Defense of History

1998-06-10 Thread Eric Nilsson
I sent the below many days ago, but it never appeared. --- Ricardo wrote: > I think you are trying to have it both ways, that is, >emprical evidence gives you "knowledge" but not "truth" - so >what is knowledge? while Jim wrote > How can we t

[PEN-L:510] Re: Forbidding Environmental activism

1998-06-10 Thread valis
Michael Perelman reports: > Some time ago someone on this list (Maggie?) remarked how good it was > that RICO penalties would be applied to the Operation Rescue > anti-abortion folk. I was worried by the change. I don't recall who that was, but the remark was appallingly myopic for a member of s

[PEN-L:509] Nigeria

1998-06-10 Thread Doug Henwood
Any ideas for someone who'd be good on the radio to talk about the Nigerian crisis (Thursday, 5 PM NYC time)? Doug

[PEN-L:505] Re: Intersting Thoughts on Microsoft

1998-06-10 Thread Wojtek Sokolowski
At 09:11 PM 6/9/98 -0700, Michael Perelman cited: >"An obvious pattern has emerged: If the idea is taken from someone else >and assisted by or bundled with its operating system monopoly, it >works. If it is an original idea and isn't supported by the monopoly, >it fails (usually miserably)." Me

[PEN-L:504] Announcement: stop-imf listserve

1998-06-10 Thread Robert Naiman
This is a low-traffic listserve which mainly consists of clips at the moment. -bob naiman --- On Tue, 9 Jun 1998 19:14:12 -0400 (EDT) Robert Weissman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Subject: stop-imf listserve Stop-IMF is a new moderated listserve that will include clips, essays, updates and ur

[PEN-L:508] Forbidding Environmental activism

1998-06-10 Thread michael perelman
Some time ago someone on this list (Maggie?) remarked how good it was that RICO penalties would be applied to the Operation Rescue anti-abortion folk. I was worried by the change. Now, Frank Riggs, the congressman who represents the district where Pacific Lumber is denuding the redwoods, is hold

[PEN-L:507] Fwd: perhaps of interest (spuds, part III)

1998-06-10 Thread James Devine
Here's the final component of the potato-head contest: >Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 07:52:25 -0700 >To: "William J. Baumol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From: James Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: perhaps of interest (spuds, part III) > >Prof. Baumol, I sent a copy of my missive on the Baumol and Blinde

[PEN-L:503] BLS Daily Report

1998-06-10 Thread Richardson_D
This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. -- =_NextPart_000_01BD9466.2FEF0D40 BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1998 The National Association of Manufacturers says 60 percent of its small business

[PEN-L:506] Re: Intersting Thoughts on Microsoft

1998-06-10 Thread James Devine
Microsoft: > ripped off Netscape's idea for a Web browser, it came >out with Word after WordPerfect, and so on and so forth. we should also remember that the hard work that was behind Netscape was done by the not-for-profit that developed Mosaic. WordPerfect beat WordStar (which I still use,

[PEN-L:502] Asian hot-pot

1998-06-10 Thread boddhisatva
[Please tell me if this message already got to the list, I think I've had trouble with my e-mail) To whom.., Several days ago it was remarked that Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and Singapore seemed not to suffer as much from the East Asian economic flu

[PEN-L:501] Test

1998-06-10 Thread boddhisatva
Test2

[PEN-L:500] Re: realist postulate

1998-06-10 Thread boddhisatva
Test1