tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post1304177944129156882..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: GMU Takes a Page Out of the 'People of Color' BookRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-91359338019867435532010-01-12T15:16:07.481-05:002010-01-12T15:16:07.481-05:00Rothbard could have been making a point using verb...Rothbard could have been making a point using verbal irony. Understood that way, it's actually very witty.<br /><br />Banacek - "This is typical Boettke trying to be politically correct. Remember when he bitched about Hulsman's book not being published by a "major journal"."<br /><br />Could you please link to this? There are a number of reasons why he might have &#Brian N.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-62551407624991524792010-01-05T16:11:36.967-05:002010-01-05T16:11:36.967-05:00Yes, and being Irish, I absolutely never met anyon...Yes, and being Irish, I absolutely never met anyone from another race!<br /><br />In my town, there was a Jewish country club, a WASP country club, a upper class Catholic club, and a middle class Catholic "club" with a pool and a basketball court. (By "Catholic" I mean most of the members were Catholic, not that the club had a religious theme or requirement.) Not one of the gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-57427616219041296042010-01-05T15:53:35.465-05:002010-01-05T15:53:35.465-05:00But Gene, I'm guessing you are Irish. Please d...But Gene, I'm guessing you are Irish. Please do not tar the entire white race with your experiences.<br /><br />I believe the Irish tend to be much more ethnic sensitive than other groups. In my experience, no one asks me more often what my ethinic background is than Irish. <br /><br />I can't recall a Jew ever asking me.<br /><br />You are speaking outside your tribe.Banaceknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-79865586817061604722010-01-05T15:43:25.142-05:002010-01-05T15:43:25.142-05:00Yes, I think it was a good idea.
Re Rothbard: He ...Yes, I think it was a good idea.<br /><br />Re Rothbard: He <em>never</em> met a racist growing up?! Can anyone believe that is true? I grew up many years after Rothbard, and I'd have to say the <em>majority</em> of white people I met growing up were at least mildly racist. But Rothbard never met one?gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-33435857242601253752010-01-05T15:33:03.160-05:002010-01-05T15:33:03.160-05:00Banacek,
Careful, you're dealing with a rabid...Banacek,<br /><br />Careful, you're dealing with a rabid animal. I'm not sure how he got out of his cage but, rather than reasoning with him I might suggest you and I find a way to scoot him back in there at which point we can sit around poking him with sticks and taunting him, as every rabid animal deserves.Taylor Conanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270678440957992085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-17984058690670616862010-01-05T15:31:03.753-05:002010-01-05T15:31:03.753-05:00@ Gene Callahan
Thank you for your observation on...@ Gene Callahan<br /><br />Thank you for your observation on Murray Rothbard's possible sheltered childhood.<br /><br />Do you have an opinion on the name change by those formerly known as "Austrian Economists"?Banaceknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2439926569217596432010-01-04T12:56:45.918-05:002010-01-04T12:56:45.918-05:00'It's also very smug: "is now a focal...'It's also very smug: "is now a focal point for something else" - meaning a layman stupidity, unlike their serious institution.'<br /><br />That's called 'accurate,' not 'smug.'gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-25585996579155516572010-01-04T12:55:17.818-05:002010-01-04T12:55:17.818-05:00'I don't know what the Bad Guys, the racis...'I don't know what the Bad Guys, the racists, called them in those days, since I had never met one: perhaps, after all, "nigger."'<br /><br />Yes, Rothbard was raised in a closet by his parents. Actually, this would explain a lot.gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-18480787239413907322010-01-04T12:08:23.320-05:002010-01-04T12:08:23.320-05:00Just when the ball gets rolling they decide to go ...Just when the ball gets rolling they decide to go back to the starting line with a new ball.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-81145188589919192822010-01-03T14:45:19.803-05:002010-01-03T14:45:19.803-05:00They should be called the Kochoctopus PlayersThey should be called the Kochoctopus PlayersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-64780018095788565652010-01-03T14:10:12.840-05:002010-01-03T14:10:12.840-05:00"Coordination Problem" makes for govt gr..."Coordination Problem" makes for govt grants to study the solution to coordination problems that arise from malinvestment and misallocation borne of govt policy failures. In a free market, there are no coordination problems. If one does not care for the term "Austrian," why not use "free market?" Free market = no grants. "Coordination problem" John Wiley Spiershttp://hbhblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-91006512693194179072010-01-02T13:20:18.086-05:002010-01-02T13:20:18.086-05:00Their reasoning for the name change seems fake (Th...Their reasoning for the name change seems fake (They "have been tracking the use of the term Austrian economics in the news and in the blogosphere"? Like really, you modify your title according to what google says today?). Like Keynesians or monetarists would give up their title after discovering that it had become associated with politics and gained mainstream popularity and Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-64291658649567187212010-01-02T12:33:42.088-05:002010-01-02T12:33:42.088-05:00My fear is that "coordination problem" w...My fear is that "coordination problem" will eventually be shortened to just "problem".Sean O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12742642027795340708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-85789544822051993482010-01-01T19:34:07.482-05:002010-01-01T19:34:07.482-05:00This is typical Boettke trying to be politically c...This is typical Boettke trying to be politically correct. Remember when he bitched about Hulsman's book not being published by a "major journal".<br /><br />He's a sell out trying to kiss the mainstream butt.Banaceknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-43460612625771213852010-01-01T18:55:12.108-05:002010-01-01T18:55:12.108-05:00"African-American" is bad and laborious ..."African-American" is bad and laborious to say. Let's give a nod to the anthropological community and go with "negroid."M.D. Labeithttp://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/labels/MichaelLabeit.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-37123951357716132212010-01-01T18:49:11.446-05:002010-01-01T18:49:11.446-05:00I posit they adopt the name "The Ridiculous&q...I posit they adopt the name "The Ridiculous"Taylor Conanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270678440957992085noreply@blogger.com