Re: the end of good capitalism? (fwd)

1994-06-10 Thread Andrew Hagen
re: conservatism of rock group Rush We should take further discussion to alt.music.rush or somewhere else, but suffice to say that since the 1970s Rush's lyrics have progressed from Randian to socially liberal. __ Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: PROUT and localism

1994-06-23 Thread Andrew Hagen
Perhaps "cult" isn't the appropriate term for Ravi Batra's sect. respectfully, __ Andrew Hagen[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: U.S. Iraq attack to involve ground troops White House plans multi-pronged offensive against Hussein

2001-08-31 Thread Andrew Hagen
. Accuracy is a high virtue. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 31 Aug 2001 18:21:22 -0700, Michael Pugliese wrote: This could all just be right-wing BS, about an impending USMC action against Iraq. www.antiwar.com has some new pieces as well, mostly from the UK prestige press like the Guardian

Re: USA workaholics

2001-09-01 Thread Andrew Hagen
? The last argument of the champions of overwork is economic necessity. A good reply is that by working less, people can get adequate rest. When they go back to work they will be more alert, have more energy, and be more productive. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 31 Aug 2001 22:42:45 -0700

Prince Bush wimps out against Communism

2001-09-01 Thread Andrew Hagen
[NYT] SEP 02, 2001 White House to Let China Build Up Its Nuclear Fleet By DAVID E. SANGER [W] ASHINGTON, Sept. 1 — The Bush administration, seeking to overcome Chinese objections to its missile defense program, intends to tell Chinese officials that it has no objections to the country's plans

Re: Prince Bush wimps out against Communism

2001-09-02 Thread Andrew Hagen
will also have the denigratory effect of implicitly breaching the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. Blame it on Bush. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sat, 1 Sep 2001 15:22:16 -0700, michael pugliese wrote: Just glanced at the NYT webpage. David Sanger byline, U.S. Will Not Object to Chinese

Re: Prince Bush wimps out against Communism

2001-09-03 Thread Andrew Hagen
. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 03 Sep 2001 08:39:46 -0700, Jim Devine wrote: I think it's pretty obvious, so I haven't commented on this point before, but I want to object to referring to China as communism (in the subject line). In Marxian terms, China has never been communist. It's

Re: Prince Bush wimps out against Communism

2001-09-03 Thread Andrew Hagen
of us weren't even born? Best, Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 3 Sep 2001 15:33:22 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Andrew wrote: The word communist originally spoke to a utopian concept, where tyranny did not reign. Today, however, the large majority of the world's population uses the word

Re: Tobin speaks

2001-09-03 Thread Andrew Hagen
. Should we expect more of our Nobel Prize winners? Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Michael's Question

2001-09-03 Thread Andrew Hagen
, figure out how to run a successful socialist economy in the context of an open society. That hasn't been done yet. If your own economy fails you, then the people will turn against the new regime. At that point the actions of the imperial power are probably irrelevant. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL

Re: Michael's Question

2001-09-03 Thread Andrew Hagen
. The definitional problem, as Jim says, and Doug said, is that open society is ambiguous. The term does have sufficient content to exclude countries such as the Soviet Union, East Germany, North Korea, and China, however. It is a barbaric relativism to hold otherwise. This was my point. Andrew Hagen

Re: Sick Man of Europe: Next Generation (was Michael's question)

2001-09-04 Thread Andrew Hagen
stages of ruination and preservation, incredible food and friendly people, a country where modernity constantly interacts with forces rooted firmly in the past, Turkey is a great choice. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, 4 Sep 2001 16:36:21 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Friends, Let me tell

Re: Sick Man of Europe: Next Generation (was Michael's question)

2001-09-04 Thread Andrew Hagen
citizens of Turkey. These ethnic groups included Greeks, Arabs, a few dark-skinned Africans, and many others. Thus, today, Turk is both a political designation and an ethnic designation. I'm unsure, but the term Mountain Turks could simply be a political designation. Best, Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Re: Re: liberty

2001-09-04 Thread Andrew Hagen
, not whether the people can understand that what you are doing could be construed as liberty. For example, ordinary folks understand that smoking dope is arguably a function of liberty. Ordinary folks honestly disagree, though, on whether it should be a function of liberty. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL

South vs. North

2001-09-05 Thread Andrew Hagen
. Coordinator Mary Robinson remains optimistic that some kind of agreement can be hammered out. My view is to the contrary, however. What we have here is a wide and deep gulf between South and North, East and West. (Links below.) Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] The World Conference Against Racism http

US newsman apologises for neglecting DRC

2001-09-05 Thread Andrew Hagen
Dear pen-l Andrew Hagen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spotted this on the IOL website and thought you'd find it interesting.Andrew Hagen says: US newsman apologises for neglecting DRC"How can two-and-a-half million people die over a three-year period and we don't even notice?" A prominen

(fixed) US newsman apologises for neglecting DRC

2001-09-05 Thread Andrew Hagen
Unfortunately, the e-mail this story option at www.iol.co.za does not work well. Below is the full text of the story, available at the URI below. http://www.iol.co.za/html/frame_news.php?click_id=22art_id=ct2001090418 2504620K143765 US newsman apologises for neglecting DRC New York - Few

Re: Futility of alliances in global justice movements

2001-09-08 Thread Andrew Hagen
system. I don't know how the turmoil will end. One thing is for sure, though. This time, Bretton Woods is *really* doomed. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Speaking of uncle Miltie

2001-09-08 Thread Andrew Hagen
have been successful). Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/finance/2001/0905/fin18.htm Wednesday, September 5, 2001 US economist expounds on great euro mistake So what would the correct monetary policy for Ireland be? Stable prices - the general recipe which has been

oh WCAR, what hath thee wrought?

2001-09-08 Thread Andrew Hagen
, although debt relief is mentioned. The final declaration does not appear on the WCAR web site yet at http://www.un.org/WCAR/. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

HAARP (was Re: Re:Israel's Military Involvement in Latin America)

2001-09-08 Thread Andrew Hagen
with, What better way to hide a secret, evil motivation than by making the operation completely unclassified? That would be idiotic. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Speaking of uncle Miltie

2001-09-09 Thread Andrew Hagen
deficits and public debt of the 80's and early 90's probably led to upward pressure on interest rates. Thanks for humoring me. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: The Global Alternative Economic Programme

2001-09-09 Thread Andrew Hagen
an action statement. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

the attack

2001-09-11 Thread Andrew Hagen
liberties, sometimes they must be sacrificed to preserve public safety. This is such a time. The point we can make is that any limitation on liberty should be temporary until the danger passes. Take care everyone. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: the attack

2001-09-11 Thread Andrew Hagen
the criminals get? Personal aggrandizement, fame, and a sick kind of grandeur. I realize that you have raised intellectually telling points, and I have responded emotionally. I apologize if my reply is off the mark. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, 11 Sep 2001 12:33:04 -0500, Ken Hanly

US military may have shot down United 93

2001-09-11 Thread Andrew Hagen
://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=93573 If the US did shoot down that airliner, there is a good argument that it was necessary. Still, it would be an extremely important part of the unfolding story. Again, this is just a rumor so far. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: Re: Re: the attack

2001-09-12 Thread Andrew Hagen
. respectfully, Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, 11 Sep 2001 14:46:57 -0500, Ken Hanly wrote: What has having support from a group or country got to do with its being cowardly? Keeping the affiliation secret is hardly cowardly. It is a tactical necessity. To reveal affiliation is to invite

Re: US military may have shot down United 93

2001-09-12 Thread Andrew Hagen
continues to report that the crashed jet in Somerset was a 757. The 747 story in The Independent of the UK seems to have had little substance. It also was an interesting story, since a 747 is much bigger than a 757. I'm glad that both of those earlier reports were most likely false. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL

fwd: the cruelty of a humiliated people

2001-09-12 Thread Andrew Hagen
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=93623 The wickedness and awesome cruelty of a crushed and humiliated people By Robert Fisk 12 September 2001 So it has come to this. The entire modern history of the Middle East ­ the collapse of the Ottoman empire, the Balfour

Re: Re: an act of war insurance payments

2001-09-12 Thread Andrew Hagen
industry. If a few small companies go bankrupt, that won't affect the industry as a whole. If a big insurance company has a bad quarter, they'll just raise premiums or liquidate some assets. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wed, 12 Sep 2001 11:03:16 -0700, Jim Devine wrote: At 09:43 AM 9/12/01

Re: US military may have shot down United 93

2001-09-13 Thread Andrew Hagen
will probably tell me to stop posting this irrelevant speculation. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wed, 12 Sep 2001 15:17:23 -0500, Andrew Hagen wrote: I attempted to heavily stress that this was merely a rumor. The rumor now has been denied by the Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld

Re: GCG politics

2001-09-13 Thread Andrew Hagen
warrants it for self-defense. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 13 Sep 2001 10:44:09 -0400, Max Sawicky wrote: I wouldn't be too sure of that. Hi Perhaps we can discuss the Global Communist Group's programme. Surely somone on the list has bothered to read and has a some view on it. Karl

Re: the attack

2001-09-13 Thread Andrew Hagen
answer. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 13 Sep 2001 07:55:28 -0700, Michael Perelman wrote: A war on Afganistan would be easy in the sense that the US/NATO military powers could overwhelm theirs, but creating a stable government would be difficult. On Thu, Sep 13, 2001 at 07:37:07AM -0700

Re: the attack

2001-09-13 Thread Andrew Hagen
://www.timesofindia.com/articleshow.asp?art_id=1303480040 We have to make sure that our response is appropriate and responsible. I'm not sure our leaders are thinking clearly, strategically, and ethically. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

fwd: The Fed props European banks

2001-09-13 Thread Andrew Hagen
Fed provides $50 billion to European banks in US. The NY Fed moves to NJ. FOMC to reduce interest rates again on Oct 2 or before. Thursday September 13 10:59 AM ET Fed Gives $50B to Support Europe Banks Slideshows By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP)- The Federal Reserve

war pastiche

2001-09-13 Thread Andrew Hagen
millions. The Bush Administration ignored the report and decided to implement their own assessment of terrorism. That effort has not been completed. http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/09/12/bush/index.html Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

the Saddam Hussein theory

2001-09-13 Thread Andrew Hagen
investigation. The investigation of the September 11 attacks is ongoing. The Justice Department has leaked several stories to the media stating they have linked the hijackers to bin Laden's network. No one seems to be considering any other alternative, such as the Saddam Hussein theory. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL

intellectuals and the media

2001-09-13 Thread Andrew Hagen
Edward Said has two current pieces of interest. The first is an important and well written essay on what roles Leftist intellectuals can and should play now. The article, The Public Role of Writers and Intellectuals, is in The Nation. http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20010917s=said The

Re: an act of war insurance payments

2001-09-14 Thread Andrew Hagen
://www.newsre.com/ Here is a list of the top ten insurance losses: http://www.newsre.com/index.asp?layout=storydoc_id=12211 Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sat, 15 Sep 2001 01:24:37 +, Rob Schaap wrote: Don't insurance companies insure themselves? I thought it was called reinsurance

Re: war pastiche

2001-09-14 Thread Andrew Hagen
factors could undermine this theory, though. I'm sorry to hear about your friend. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

virus warning

2001-09-14 Thread Andrew Hagen
from pen-l, but I assume so. http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,45581,00.html Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: (Reuters) IMF staffers resigned to calling off meetings

2001-09-14 Thread Andrew Hagen
movement has something in common with terrorism. If they still meet, we protest, and we allow the police to goad us into physical resistance, the media will lump us all into one slimy ball called terrorism. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

war talk

2001-09-14 Thread Andrew Hagen
equipped with non-quantum encryption. http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/13468.html Finally, the SEC is using its emergency powers to relax many rules to soften the blow to the financial system. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010914/ts/sec_markets_7.html Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Blank check for Bush

2001-09-15 Thread Andrew Hagen
of Congress who passed the War Powers Resolution wanted to call it a resolution because they thought that sounded grander. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sat, 15 Sep 2001 17:55:05 -0700, Stephen Diamond wrote: The Congressional resolution is not vague. It is highly specific. It describes

abstract questions

2001-09-16 Thread Andrew Hagen
if this war does not go well? Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

banned songs

2001-09-18 Thread Andrew Hagen
The following is a list of banned songs propagated to all ClearChannel radio stations. ClearChannel Communications, Inc. owns hundreds of stations in the United States, representing a large portion of the radio market. Many of the songs appear to be censored only because of pro-peace, anti-war

Bertrand Russell on class war

2001-09-21 Thread Andrew Hagen
that an international class war will spring up as an inevitable result of US military action? Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Identity of Hijackers.

2001-09-21 Thread Andrew Hagen
was behind the 1993 WTC bombing relies on an alleged instance of identity theft. That theory has been disparaged here on pen-l. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 21 Sep 2001 10:57:07 -0500, Ken Hanly wrote: At least six Saudis identified as hijackers are alive and well. Only last week

Re: war pastiche

2001-09-21 Thread Andrew Hagen
Below, I try to set the record straight. On Thu, 13 Sep 2001 15:58:02 -0500, Andrew Hagen wrote: William Safire reports that Bush wanted to fly back to Washington from Florida the morning of September 11. I don't want some tinhorn terrorists keeping me out of Washington. Then, a message

Re: Garbanzos for peace!

2001-09-21 Thread Andrew Hagen
refuse to leave? Most of the Great Plains does not need irrigation to produce crops with enormous yields, year after year. There are many problems such as overuse of insecticides and herbicides, and topsoil erosion, but we shouldn't stop farming the land for those reasons. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL

Re: Bertrand Russell on class war

2001-09-21 Thread Andrew Hagen
that we will be persistent, they might give up or cease operations. On the other hand, this rhetoric could justify a much wider conflict than that presaged by the apprehension of terrorists. Best, Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 21 Sep 2001 21:41:15 +, Justin Schwartz wrote: I hate

Re: Fw: [World-Action] RE: Terrorism, Arabs, and the Russian Connection

2001-09-21 Thread Andrew Hagen
Satanic cults make an appearance? Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Who originated this infectious preoccupation with destroying America? Wasn't it Stalin and Mao? It should be noted that Iraq has long been a client of Moscow. It is no wonder that Iraq's capabilities are being built up today

Re: Re: Re: Garbanzos for peace!

2001-09-21 Thread Andrew Hagen
I'm a native of Fargo, North Dakota, and have spent quite a lot of time on farms in the Great Plains. Do you have a more specific objection to my remarks? Maybe I made some error. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 21 Sep 2001 19:48:29 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Obviously, Andrew

Chomsky must apologize

2001-09-21 Thread Andrew Hagen
. As an American member of the political Left, I call for Chomsky to reconsider his remarks, and apologize to the families of the victims for the sentiments he has expressed. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Identity of Hijackers.

2001-09-21 Thread Andrew Hagen
. The President must not be swayed by personal prejudices in the performance of his duties. I hope that is not occurring here. In any event, more evidence would be required to make such a charge. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: Chomsky must apologize

2001-09-21 Thread Andrew Hagen
On Fri, 21 Sep 2001 18:39:15 -0700, Michael Perelman wrote: pretty persumptious, don't you think? I stand by what I've written. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Garbanzos for peace!

2001-09-21 Thread Andrew Hagen
impoverishment, and overuse of chemicals. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 21 Sep 2001 21:54:14 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I just have lived for the past -- well almost 40 years on the prairies -- rode my horses, lived in my rural communtity, etc. cultimated my garden, tendered my

Fwd: rumor control

2001-09-23 Thread Andrew Hagen
This article from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Search for Intelligent Life on the Internet September 23, 2001 By AMY HARMON AT a moment when the world's need for information has never been greater, the Internet's role as the ultimate source of unmediated

Re: A Bailout for the People

2001-09-23 Thread Andrew Hagen
to prevent the money from going to executive salaries or bonuses. The complaints we should make concern the lack of any aid money directed to the airline workers who are losing their jobs. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sat, 22 Sep 2001 12:41:16 -0500, Ken Hanly wrote: The Philadelphia Inquirer

Re: query

2001-09-24 Thread Andrew Hagen
Utterly shameless plug: I keep a bunch of news links, including international ones, on http://clam.rutgers.edu/~ahagen/news.html Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 24 Sep 2001 13:04:13 -0700, Jim Devine wrote: Can someone name some good English-language newspapers produced outside

why they hate us

2001-09-30 Thread Andrew Hagen
responsible. In both India and Israel, over 70% wanted an attack. In the US, it was 54 to 30 in favor of an attack. In every other country, including the UK, most wanted a judicial, not a military response. http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/0927/p1s1-wogi.html Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

civilians as legitimate targets

2001-09-30 Thread Andrew Hagen
to cheer the September 11 attack, but then to warn the US that there must be no civilian casualties in any military retaliation, or there will be trouble. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11571 Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

vignette

2001-10-04 Thread Andrew Hagen
Is this supposed to persuade me to be their customer? Ad on television: Progressive Auto Insurance: We want to save you money, even if it's not with us. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: Re: True Hegelian Truth

2001-06-01 Thread Andrew Hagen
perpetrated upon the countless generations. Ironically, all in the pursuit of wholeness. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clam.rutgers.edu/~ahagen/ On Sat, 02 Jun 2001 13:09:03 +1000, Joanna Sheldon wrote: Which is one of those Pythian aphorisms that you can figure just about any way you

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: True Hegelian Truth

2001-06-02 Thread Andrew Hagen
never suffer a foray into externality. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clam.rutgers.edu/~ahagen/ On Sat, 02 Jun 2001 18:20:25 +1000, Joanna Sheldon wrote: Andrew, I believe Hegel is as much of a Herakleitos fan (everything comes about by battling with its opposite) as he is a friend

Re: Re: Re: Re: Why is everyone afraid of the eonic effect?

2001-06-10 Thread Andrew Hagen
eonica. For example, what does John think about the prospects of future income of a child who grows up in an impoverished household in the US or the UK? Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: the gospel of buddha

2001-06-10 Thread Andrew Hagen
to a ruling class political economic ideology, on the other hand, is so relevant. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, 5 Jun 2001 18:33:49 -0700 (PDT), Tim Bousquet wrote: [...] Here's what the left has to offer the poor who are religious: an uderstanding of the world that doesn't rely on hocus

Re: CIA, drugs, and Plan Columbia

2001-06-10 Thread Andrew Hagen
long as it ties in to The CIA. Living in myth does not help our cause. Of course, there are real conspiracies. When we get the facts on a conspiracy, we can do something about it. A great example is Watergate. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] 23/05/01 UNITED STATES CIA Tainted by Jordan-L

Re: the gospel of buddha

2001-06-10 Thread Andrew Hagen
maintain that such belief cannot drive liberation. At least earthly liberation. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sun, 10 Jun 2001 14:56:05 -0700 (PDT), Anthony D'Costa wrote: Here's one example of how religion can be liberating: the Dalits, untouchables in India, associated historically as well

Re: CIA, drugs, and Plan Columbia

2001-06-10 Thread Andrew Hagen
The basic points remain that (1) we should carefully document and consider our allegations against intelligence services, because unfounded charges won't lead to change, and, particularly, that (2) there is no hard evidence of a CIA scheme to flood the Middle East with cocaine. Andrew Hagen

Re: The happy planet

2001-06-10 Thread Andrew Hagen
be an environmentalist? Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sun, 10 Jun 2001 10:49:39 -0700, Ian Murray wrote: http://www.observer.co.uk/focus/story/0,6903,504481,00.html Recovering Earth Environmentalists said our planet was doomed to die. Now one man says they are wrong. Anthony Browne reports

Re: URPE circular letter about Andrew Kliman

2001-07-18 Thread Andrew Hagen
Either tell us exactly what the so-called unethical professional conduct exactly was, or don't bring this up in a public forum. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Kliman vs URPE/RRPE

2001-07-23 Thread Andrew Hagen
or not. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 23 Jul 2001 08:20:29 +0100, Chris Burford wrote: Although this dispute is no doubt very painful for the protagonists, and they have my sympathy, there is an instructive issue here about how much important disputes can or cannot be resolved outside

Re: Kliman vs URPE/RRPE

2001-07-24 Thread Andrew Hagen
would outlive its usefulness. Allow me to suggest a name for the tribunal: the Court of Justice and Liberation. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'll be on and off e-mail with less regularity for the next few weeks. On Tue, 24 Jul 2001 07:01:19 +0100, Chris Burford wrote: I agree the case could

Re: Massive jump in US population

2001-01-04 Thread Andrew Hagen
You noted that US economic growth of the 1990's coincides with population growth, and claimed that the LTV rightly connects the two. What, then, under the LTV, would account for the recent decline in corporate profits and economic growth? Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, 02 Jan 2001 15:00

Re: Stewart on Milken

2001-01-26 Thread Andrew Hagen
m of $1.3 billion. I suppose the bottom line is that Milken will be the Alger Hiss of his time and will be argued about for generations based upon ideology. The first time as tragedy, the second as farce? Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] apologies in advance if word wrap is screwed up P.S. What's with the "Re: re: RE: re: rE: [THX1138] stuff? Crazy, crazy.

Re: Massive jump in US population

2001-01-27 Thread Andrew Hagen
the argument of Marx in Capital vol. III, Chapter XIV, Part IV (p. 236 in the International Publishers edition). previously, on 04 Jan 2001, Andrew Hagen wrote: What, then, under the LTV, would account for the recent decline in corporate profits and economic growth? on Sat, 06 Jan 2001, Chris

Re: Clinton's Pardons...

2001-01-27 Thread Andrew Hagen
on of Marc Rich was paid for by campaign contributions. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] apologies for any word wrap problems (someday I will figure out the concept)

Re: Re: Stewart on Milken

2001-01-27 Thread Andrew Hagen
On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Andrew Hagen wrote: the highlight: Milken "'became the leading disciple of the theory that sheer greed is what drives our national securities markets. . . .'" On Sat, 27 Jan 2001, Jim Devine wrote: but isn't that theory true? and why are they "our"

Re: California democracy

2001-01-28 Thread Andrew Hagen
es marshalled against workers. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] apologies for any word wrap problems

Give to God what is Caesar's?

2001-01-30 Thread Andrew Hagen
le. Maybe they should get the deduction, too. Would the "Creationist Education Society" be entitled to a Bush deduction, but not an "Evolution Eduction Society"? Would the Republican Party qualify as a faith based charity? What if "National Public Radio" changed th

Re: President Kennedy, the Federal Reserve and Executive Order 11110

2001-02-05 Thread Andrew Hagen
e floating currency. It has woven an intricate web of deception and intimidation that can only be unraveled by the concerted action of the many. One person alone could never fix this society, not even JFK. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 05 Feb 2001 10:51:48 -0800, Michael Pugliese wrote: The

Re: Bush's tax cut

2001-02-05 Thread Andrew Hagen
ng boomers. Under the Bush plan, the national debt will continue to grow. Then, baby boomers will hit retirement age and we'll be bankrupt. Good luck. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: The above was a thought experiment in how to properly phrase political rhetoric. It does not necessarily constitute evide

did the Germans pay off Lenin?

2001-02-15 Thread Andrew Hagen
? It appears to be a fairly serious charge that would strike at the heart of Leninism. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: did the Germans pay off Lenin?

2001-02-15 Thread Andrew Hagen
Europeans? Would you accept a bank transfer from the EU to your personal secret Caribbean account in the range of $1 million? How about $1 billion? What would you do to bring about peace and order? Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: pardon me!

2001-02-15 Thread Andrew Hagen
he charges that Walsh would have eventually brought, it would have been on condition that they fink out Bush the Elder and possibly Reagan, too. That's why Bush the Elder pardoned those rosy-cheeked ethics-riggers. I agree that those five pardons were far worse than any of Clinton's. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Quote of the day

2001-02-25 Thread Andrew Hagen
Sounds like Lawrence Summers. The sentence is somewhat ambiguous, though. On Fri, 23 Feb 2001 15:44:56 -0800, Lisa Ian Murray wrote: Who said this: "The political constituency for the ecological economics viewpoint is not so much the American working class as the populations in the South who

Re: farewell to academe

2001-03-05 Thread Andrew Hagen
able as a na¡ve philosophy of the masses, becomes a cause of passivity, of imbecile self-sufficiency, when it is made into a reflective and coherent philosophy on the part of the intellectuals." Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

society without money

2001-03-12 Thread Andrew Hagen
forwarded message September 21, 2084 Money a Waste, Economists Conclude WASHINGTON DC--A special research committee convened by the U. S. Treasury Department, and including officials and economists from the General Accounting Office and Federal Reserve Board, released on Thursday its "Final

Re: Monkeys on tricycles

2001-03-17 Thread Andrew Hagen
corps stop printing newspapers, I'll just quit paying attention. How much substance do they actually impart? Another good alternative (from the American perspective) is the foreign press online. They are usually more accurate on international stories, and less biased on domestic ones. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL

Re: Sunday Sermon...

2001-03-18 Thread Andrew Hagen
evidence, and coveting, respectively, are not violated in an ordered manner that I can discern. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Will the Euro Roar? Will We Go to War?

2001-03-19 Thread Andrew Hagen
itionally, the real national interest would be disadvantaged by the increasingly negative world opinion of the US. Criticism of this essay is welcome. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clam.rutgers.edu/~ahagen/ 19 March 2001

Re: Will the Euro Roar? Will We Go to War?

2001-03-19 Thread Andrew Hagen
On Mon, 19 Mar 2001 14:43:20 -0800, Jim Devine wrote: I think that a Bush cut could have the effect of cancelling out the effect of the stock-market collapse on rich folks' spending. [] Almost half of American households were involved in the stock market. Even if Bush's plan is the full

maximization?

2001-03-19 Thread Andrew Hagen
they perceive as a reasonable return on their investment. It seems to me like a plausible assertion. Could someone point me toward an article or book that questions the maximization assumption? Thanks, Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: maximization?

2001-03-20 Thread Andrew Hagen
from my experience, albeit limited, in the business world, is that enterprises only wish to receive what they perceive to be a reasonable return on their investment. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, 20 Mar 2001 09:16:54 -0500, Brown, Martin (NCI) wrote: Nonsense. The higher price paid

Re: maximization?

2001-03-20 Thread Andrew Hagen
ximization deduction made by neoclassical economics. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, 20 Mar 2001 10:25:33 -0600, Carrol Cox wrote: You're kidding? Right? You don't really believe, do you, that "reasonable" can have any other meaning than "the absolute highest we think we can pull off"? Carrol

Re: a good student

2001-03-20 Thread Andrew Hagen
h or speak my mind when I could have. I was branded a rebel and excluded from the inner circle anyway. They just seemed to know. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

structuralism

2001-03-20 Thread Andrew Hagen
uot; I haven't seen a copy of this book. Does anyone have any opinions on the merit of structuralism in social science? Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: maximization

2001-03-20 Thread Andrew Hagen
not produce according to them a Kuhnian crisis in NCE, only a slowdown in price adjustments. This is purely a matter of interpretation, though. In my view, it's a crisis. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Upgrading the Yellow Peril for another Cold War

2001-03-25 Thread Andrew Hagen
r may be prolonged for perhaps a decade in this way. Andrew Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sat, 24 Mar 2001 13:33:18 -0800, Lisa Ian Murray wrote: [You knew this was coming...] http://www.guardian.co.uk/bush/story/0,7369,462322,00.html US told to make China its No 1 enemy US told to target China

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