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'Economic Man' vs. 'Status Man'
I receive updates from Tech Central Station, basically a neoliberal (and conservative) interactive web publication (not quite a blog, from what I can tell). Anyway, today's TCS has an article from Arnold King that argues that economic differences are preferable to status differences. Unlike the zero sum game of status, economic gain, King asserts (citing Adam Smith) helps others. In fact, academic life would be enhanced if it were more controlled by the market and less by status. Not surprisingly, I disagree. But, I thought the article was worth thinking about. King makes a good point regarding practices of denying accreditation to maintain hierarchy--this has been a practice of colleges and universities, as have admissison strategies designed to maintain class hierarchy by privileging the children of legacies (this is how I got into a good college, by the way, a legacy admission). So why, exactly, do I disagree with King's article? Is it because I think that the claim regarding the benefits of the free market is profoundly, demonstrably wrong (which I do)? Or, is there something else, something about academia? Moreover, is there something to be learned from King's criticisms of status-hungry academics? King writes: Link: TCS: Tech Central Station - 'Economic Man' vs. 'Status Man'. Academic life is very much oriented toward the pecking order, with an incessant focus on ranking individuals, departments, and institutions. Once professors have attained high status within the academic pecking order, they sometimes lose track of the fact that there are other areas...
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Spinning Fear
The Bush administration can't govern so it relies on spin. Most of us are so accustomed to the immediacy of media culture--even the most critical, the most radical, the most Marxist of us will write prodigiously about television and popular culture (even when we claim not to consume it and deride those who do)--that we watch and read and blog and whine. But, the Real kicks in. Katrina reminded everyone of that. And, miracles happen. I don't have a good example of this right now, but I'm pretty impressed by the one armed surfer chick. Anyway, as Newsweek has announced and everybody knows, the Bush administration is in a free fall. They can't govern. So, they turn to spin. And, since their Supreme Court Nominee has impressed no one, they resort to terrorism. Nominating Roberts provided a break from Katrina coverage and deflected attention a tiny bit from the utter inability of the Bush administration to do anything but manipulate the media. But, this new one, Meiers, hasn't kept the heat off Frist, Delay, and Rove. In fact, the blatant cronyism has intensified the sense of corruption. The new strategy: get everybody back to 9/11. So, there was Bush's "speech." But much worse: the alerts in the NYC subways. Call me a conspiracy theorist (I'd love for you to, I've done quite a bit of work in this area), but I think that the administration has orchestrated the anxiety in NYC by leaking word of possible attacks and then saying...
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This cheered up my day! Thanks!
Posted by: Amish Lovelock | October 06, 2005 at 01:20 AM
LEGO JODI!!Woo hoo! I will be doing Lego KDD before the day is done. Legos Rocketh My World.
Posted by: Kim Dot Dammit | October 06, 2005 at 10:29 AM
What an honor! Congratulations Jodi.
Posted by: chris robinson | October 06, 2005 at 11:11 AM
Welcome to Hogwarts
Posted by: Rodkong | October 06, 2005 at 11:48 AM
Why am I reminded of The Vicar of Dibley?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/v/vicarofdibleythe_7776690.shtml
Posted by: pebird | October 06, 2005 at 12:30 PM
Oh my god! I do look like the vicar of gibley! Maybe I should change clothes...or at least add a tale.
Posted by: Jodi | October 06, 2005 at 02:05 PM
Three cheers for the future of Harry Potter look-a-likes!
Needless to say, the Lego Jodi! and Lego Matt! are by far superior to the Lego Foucault and Lego Zizek!
Everyone should do this.
Posted by: Matt | October 06, 2005 at 02:18 PM
By far!
I thought it would be fun to make a whole Lego LS crew. (You can tell I'm on leave)...I want our whole little corner of the blogosphere (can spheres have corners) to have lego selves--everyone who comments, everybody! I've got lego mania....
where is lego alain? lego patrick mullins? lego Adam?
Posted by: Jodi | October 06, 2005 at 02:52 PM
Harry Potter Gay?
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/10/06/potter.gay.reut/index.html
..i thought this was funny
Posted by: Rodkong | October 06, 2005 at 05:06 PM
This is great, sis!
Posted by: Dahn Gandell | October 06, 2005 at 05:40 PM
Strip down to yr skivvies, move the book, and put on yr strap on, sistah!
Posted by: Sistah | October 07, 2005 at 10:12 PM
I'm still waiting for them to do a lego Patti Hearst.
Posted by: kekw | October 10, 2005 at 02:39 PM
ROFL
Posted by: reasoninrevolt | October 15, 2005 at 08:54 PM