DOUG CARMICHAEL'S ROUGHCUTCurrent events informed by the humanities, psychoanalysis and hopefully common sensenew beginnings- February 16, 2005 I am starting a continuations' of Roughcast at a site using software called Bubbler. Its advantage of me is the ability to post both from the desktop and the tablet PC. The address there is www.bubbler.netdougcarmichael postings will remain here at lrast for a few months until I get them archived at my homepage, www.dougcarmichael.com I hope to continue to develop the same themes - even more so.http://bubbler.net/dougcarmichael (Untitled)- February 14, 2005 I have been reading Christopher Lasch's great history of social change in America, The True and Only America . One theme of the book is that critics of change since the founding fathers continually saw what was negatively happening and it made no difference. There emerged a kind of iron law of industrialization in our social theorizing, the capitalist version of Marxist historical determinism, saying the split between workers and owners was inevitable But craft and skill baed...http://radio.weblogs.com/0126629/2005/02/14.html#a1171 (Untitled)- February 9, 2005 on philanthropy, and a few shocking ideas. the secondary unplanned consequences of Lorge anoint of wealth.From Fred Turner. The special mandate of the philanthropic or voluntary gift economy. And it will suggest ways in which the artistic and literary culture can begin to celebrate and offer guidance to the philanthropic enterprise. Estimates of the amount of wealth that will be inherited or given away in trusts and the like in the next few years range from ten to twenty trillion...http://radio.weblogs.com/0126629/2005/02/09.html#a1170 Social Security- February 8, 2005 The amazing story now is social security. The discussion is getting very good. The best site to follow may be Brad Delong's http:www.j-bradford-delong.netmovable_type He quotes around a lot, and gets flavor and details. Josh Marshal has been doing an extraordinary job of embarrassing congress people who are wavering. To learn about congress this is a good opportunity - and about political courage and doggedness. http:www.talkingpointsmemo.com Chinese...http://radio.weblogs.com/0126629/2005/02/07.html#a1169 (Untitled)- February 1, 2005 Picked up from Kevin Drum LESSONS OF HISTORY....Tom Cleaver of Redress Press sends along this clip from the New York Times. The date is September 3, 1967: U.S. Encouraged by Vietnam Vote Officials Cite 83% Turnout Despite Vietcong Terror by Peter Grose, Special to the New York Times WASHINGTON, Sept. 3-- United States officials were surprised and heartened today at the size of turnout in South Vietnam's presidential election despite a Vietcong terrorist campaign to disrupt...http://radio.weblogs.com/0126629/2005/01/31.html#a1168 |