tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post9135287195906136410..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.793-05:00Comments on The Grumpy Economist: Academic Freedom Conference Opening StatementJohn H. Cochranehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842601651429471525noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-9244677158488999002022-11-23T12:54:23.292-06:002022-11-23T12:54:23.292-06:00I've binged almost all of the videos over the ...I've binged almost all of the videos over the past week. A sincere thanks for putting together so many great panels, and especially the discipline-specific breakouts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-24463293353351647242022-11-14T09:17:01.452-06:002022-11-14T09:17:01.452-06:00I am (1) surprised and (2) saddened that the Hoove...I am (1) surprised and (2) saddened that the Hoover Institute did not support your conference. Don Braswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06460641068999020015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-73909232153560793192022-11-07T09:08:07.554-06:002022-11-07T09:08:07.554-06:00Thank you Professor Cochrane for leading this. I ...Thank you Professor Cochrane for leading this. I am glad someone from the Classical School of Economics picked up the baton. I just read Professor Luana Marjola's piece at Common Sense. I believe the Economics profession might have seen this first since their "woke tipping point" might have been touched far earlier than other disciplines. <br />www.pointsandfigures.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05266351192714997692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-30418665370771530002022-11-07T08:38:09.744-06:002022-11-07T08:38:09.744-06:00Thank you for doing this. It's really importa...Thank you for doing this. It's really important.Kenneth Dudahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593455504357461005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-25763299724028276992022-11-06T06:48:43.822-06:002022-11-06T06:48:43.822-06:00freedom just another word for nothing left to lose...freedom just another word for nothing left to loseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-14960305218873706682022-11-05T17:00:12.530-05:002022-11-05T17:00:12.530-05:00I shared this terrific address with several people...I shared this terrific address with several people, including Judith Curry, who has tweeted it.Michael Cunninghamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-83573281033397438212022-11-04T22:29:12.853-05:002022-11-04T22:29:12.853-05:00thanks sirthanks sirوظائف اليومhttps://my-chance-today.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-62042699305486620442022-11-04T22:25:14.064-05:002022-11-04T22:25:14.064-05:00Wow! I look forward to see the recordings from thi...Wow! I look forward to see the recordings from this conference! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-63250423159387151382022-11-04T20:10:21.597-05:002022-11-04T20:10:21.597-05:00The radicals are in charge and now you are holding...The radicals are in charge and now you are holding meetings about what to do about it. Good Luck. And I'm sure you have the mass media's support. mortmainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741056567111331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-3111975779510228562022-11-04T16:56:56.238-05:002022-11-04T16:56:56.238-05:00Well, quite a statement. Almost reads like Plato f...Well, quite a statement. Almost reads like Plato from his Republic. <br /><br />As you say the problem is political. But political regimes come and go and the problem(s) you identify are hopefully just a phase in our current cultural epoch. <br /><br />North may have said institutions matter. But I think it's more fundamental than that: preferences matter. If you want the wrong things, don't be surprised if your life is turned upside down. <br /><br />In a way I am also reminded of Foucault's "Madness and Civilization," which is a brief history of the formation of mental health in the West. But what's interesting were the criteria those in power were able to use to sequester and isolate people from society. I'm wondering if we're seeing something similar. <br /><br />Also Merton's essay. "Rain and the Rhinocerous" seems appropro as it's based on a play by Ionesco in which the whole of society turns into rhinoceroses, and the lone hold out is harassed by everyone else to give in and join them, to essentially become a beast with all their bestial instincts.Mykel G. Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128735421035292909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-65663227555172712782022-11-04T16:41:40.601-05:002022-11-04T16:41:40.601-05:00Yes, courage.
And, no conference can be open to ...Yes, courage. <br /><br />And, no conference can be open to just anybody. All such would be destroyed.Frank https://www.blogger.com/profile/00272351675231621678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-7580888856203052502022-11-04T14:00:50.750-05:002022-11-04T14:00:50.750-05:00John, thanks for organizing this. I agree with so ...John, thanks for organizing this. I agree with so much of what you mentioned. I am just confused as to why the conference had to invite Amy Wax. I do not think for a moment that she should be banned or not allowed to freely express her opinion, how much ever I disagree with what she says. But why give her an additional platform? I cannot understand why this conference could not have gone forward without her and you must understand that inviting her courts controversy.Hugh Urbannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-75911591436718046362022-11-04T12:33:19.588-05:002022-11-04T12:33:19.588-05:00I truly admire your courage and leadership in this...I truly admire your courage and leadership in this regard. Merely making this happen is already a success. Thanks very much.Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08616245073759623896noreply@blogger.com