Michael B complains, "and yet we never hear from Charlie "; so let me
offer this list two of my recent writings that may have some tiny
relevance to SftP.
(1) "What's Happening with the Pension Fund? - Part 27"
President Yudof claims the fund has been well managed; the facts
contradict him.
(2) "Who Pays the Hidden Cost of University Research?"
published by Minding the Campus - web magazine of the conservative
Manhattan Institute
These are posted at http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~schwrtz
<http://socrates.berkeley.edu/%7Eschwrtz>
If people find this of interest, let me know and I'll post more often to
SftP.
Charlie
Michael Balter wrote:
> I wanted to follow up on this comment by Charlie, which, as I said
> yesterday, came at an odd moment--when I had posted an article that I
> think dealt with a serious subject. Perhaps because mart responded to
> it (also in a serious vein, I think) it reminded Charlie of less
> interesting repartee between mart, me, and others, and he chose this
> moment to comment on it.
>
> I think that list members should accept that I will continue to say
> what I think on this list, mart will continue to express himself in
> his inimitable way, Robert will continue his campaign against every
> gene in sight, etc. But this list is what the members make of it, and
> in fact a lot of the posts, especially from Phil (despite my
> disagreements with him on many things, his posts are the backbone of
> the list) and even me who often posts articles without comment, are
> very useful and relevant. There is nothing to stop Charlie, a hero of
> the science for the people movement, from posting material of interest
> including about the struggles he is involved in, and yet we never hear
> from Charlie except very occasionally to complain about what others
> are posting; likewise from Carrol, who is just an old sourpuss anyway
> and unlikely to contribute anything useful it seems. Likewise from
> others who would have much to say, like Larry, and even the great
> majority of Herb's posts mainly consist of complaining about what I
> say on the list, which again is unfortunate as Herb is one of the most
> sensible and eloquent presences here.
>
> Nearly all of the initial posts on this list come from me, Phil, Sam,
> Robert, and a couple of others (I'm not counting mart because he
> mostly responds to what others say.) Perhaps most list members just
> want a quiet life and just want to read articles or be kept informed
> thanks to the material posted by us few, but if so then it is
> inevitable that those who want to express their personal views here,
> even when they are "provocative" or annoying to many, will dominate.
> Again, I have no intention of stopping saying exactly what I think
> here; but I don't want to be one of the very few doing that, and the
> list would be much more interesting if more people would participate
> and take initiative.
>
> MB
>
> On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 1:35 AM, Charles Schwartz
> <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
> What I see on this list from mart and from Michael (B) is an
> unending stream of very personal babble. I don't want to deny them
> their necessary outlets, but I must ask, Why do I bother to read
> (any of) it?
>
> Charlie
>
> mart wrote:
>
> if one googles 'chris knight' (in wikipedia) he is the founder
> of a radical anthropology group (and i think also lost his
> academic position in the uk for some comments and role he had
> in g20 protests in the UK). he also has a take on the
> evolutuion of language which is basically a big critique of
> chomsky (including chomsky's article with hauser in science).
> i find it much more convincing than chomsky's approach (which
> seems all dressed up in hype with actual little rigor much
> less reference to empirical data). there free journal online
> has an interview wuith chomsky though i just skimmed it---and
> they go through their skepticism.
> s bowles (once a 'radical economist') and gintis also have
> gone through this kind of stuff.
>
> --- On *Thu, 8/12/10, Michael Balter
> /<[log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>/* wrote:
>
>
> From: Michael Balter <[log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
> Subject: engaged anthropology
> To: [log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010, 2:19 PM
>
> List members might find this profile of U of Utah
> anthropologist
> Polly Wiessner of interest. She reflects an increasing trend in
> anthropology, sometimes called engaged anthropology, to become
> more closely involved with research subjects--indeed, to
> make them
> active collaborators--and to make their welfare paramount. This
> viewpoint, which rejects notions that active involvement with
> subjects compromises scientific objectivity, is also associated
> with an activist and advocacy role for anthropologists. The
> recent
> revolt in the American Anthropological Association against
> the use
> of anthropologists in Iraq and Afghanistan is an example of
> this
> attitude; and it represents, finally, the throwing off of the
> lingering effects of McCarthyism's devastating attack on the
> field. All these issues are discussed, albeit briefly, at
> the end
> of the piece.
>
> MB
>
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