Comments on: New on Free Will: Award-Winning Journalist Kerry Howley! http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/06/30/new-on-free-will-award-winning-journalist-kerry-howley/ The Sweet Release of Reason Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: darleenclick http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/06/30/new-on-free-will-award-winning-journalist-kerry-howley/#comment-15993 darleenclick Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:51:46 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=1520#comment-15993 Just saw that "tyranny of the old" stuff. Wow. Let me get this straight. If a wave of immigrants from outside the US change a local culture to match their own, that is a GOOD thing, but if a wave of intra-US immigrants change a local culture to match their own (warm Iowa) that's a BAD thing.<br><br>Mighty fine logic there. Just saw that “tyranny of the old” stuff. Wow. Let me get this straight. If a wave of immigrants from outside the US change a local culture to match their own, that is a GOOD thing, but if a wave of intra-US immigrants change a local culture to match their own (warm Iowa) that's a BAD thing.

Mighty fine logic there.

]]> By: Greg N. http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/06/30/new-on-free-will-award-winning-journalist-kerry-howley/#comment-15994 Greg N. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:12:39 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=1520#comment-15994 Tell me something I don't know, Matt. That's why I want Caldwell to expand on it... Tell me something I don't know, Matt. That's why I want Caldwell to expand on it…

]]> By: Matt McIntosh http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/06/30/new-on-free-will-award-winning-journalist-kerry-howley/#comment-15995 Matt McIntosh Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:11:36 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=1520#comment-15995 Caldwell will tell you that most of what's in TFC is suspect -- Uncle Fritz was going senile by that point in his life and it was very heavily edited by WW Bartley, to the point where it's more of a Bartley-Hayek hybrid than a genuine Hayek book. Caldwell will tell you that most of what's in TFC is suspect — Uncle Fritz was going senile by that point in his life and it was very heavily edited by WW Bartley, to the point where it's more of a Bartley-Hayek hybrid than a genuine Hayek book.

]]> By: darleenclick http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/06/30/new-on-free-will-award-winning-journalist-kerry-howley/#comment-15992 darleenclick Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:51:46 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=1520#comment-15992 Just saw that "tyranny of the old" stuff. Wow. Let me get this straight. If a wave of immigrants from outside the US change a local culture to match their own, that is a GOOD thing, but if a wave of intra-US immigrants change a local culture to match their own (warm Iowa) that's a BAD thing.<br><br>Mighty fine logic there. Just saw that “tyranny of the old” stuff. Wow. Let me get this straight. If a wave of immigrants from outside the US change a local culture to match their own, that is a GOOD thing, but if a wave of intra-US immigrants change a local culture to match their own (warm Iowa) that's a BAD thing.

Mighty fine logic there.

]]> By: Greg N. http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/06/30/new-on-free-will-award-winning-journalist-kerry-howley/#comment-15991 Greg N. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:12:39 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=1520#comment-15991 Tell me something I don't know, Matt. That's why I want Caldwell to expand on it... Tell me something I don't know, Matt. That's why I want Caldwell to expand on it…

]]> By: Matt McIntosh http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/06/30/new-on-free-will-award-winning-journalist-kerry-howley/#comment-15990 Matt McIntosh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:11:36 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=1520#comment-15990 Caldwell will tell you that most of what's in TFC is suspect -- Uncle Fritz was going senile by that point in his life and it was very heavily edited by WW Bartley, to the point where it's more of a Bartley-Hayek hybrid than a genuine Hayek book. Caldwell will tell you that most of what's in TFC is suspect — Uncle Fritz was going senile by that point in his life and it was very heavily edited by WW Bartley, to the point where it's more of a Bartley-Hayek hybrid than a genuine Hayek book.

]]> By: Greg N. http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/06/30/new-on-free-will-award-winning-journalist-kerry-howley/#comment-15989 Greg N. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:50:43 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=1520#comment-15989 I'd like to see Caldwell talk a little about Hayek's agnosticism, and his views on religion generally. (I'm thinking of the kind of stuff found in the appendix of Fatal Conceit). I'd like to see Caldwell talk a little about Hayek's agnosticism, and his views on religion generally. (I'm thinking of the kind of stuff found in the appendix of Fatal Conceit).

]]> By: Will Wilkinson http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/06/30/new-on-free-will-award-winning-journalist-kerry-howley/#comment-15988 Will Wilkinson Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:37:22 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=1520#comment-15988 I should mention that I chatted with Robin yesterday afternoon, before I had the chance to take all your excellent suggestions into account. I fear I spent too long on disagreement, and hope I can get to some of this other stuff in a sequel. I should mention that I chatted with Robin yesterday afternoon, before I had the chance to take all your excellent suggestions into account. I fear I spent too long on disagreement, and hope I can get to some of this other stuff in a sequel.

]]> By: Swimmy http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/06/30/new-on-free-will-award-winning-journalist-kerry-howley/#comment-15987 Swimmy Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:33:22 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=1520#comment-15987 I agree that you should press Hanson on the height tax issue. Bring up Megan McArdle's post ( <a href="http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/12/tall_tales.php" rel="nofollow">http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/archives/20...</a> ) on why Mankiw's paper doesn't take everything into account, especially for women.<br><br>Since I know you follow the Intelligent Design debate, you might want to bring up Hanson's post on Expelled ( <a href="http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/05/expelled-beats.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/05/expelled-...</a> ). He seemed to like it quite a bit more than the average rationalist, especially in comparison to Sicko. I agree that you should press Hanson on the height tax issue. Bring up Megan McArdle's post ( http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/archives/20… ) on why Mankiw's paper doesn't take everything into account, especially for women.

Since I know you follow the Intelligent Design debate, you might want to bring up Hanson's post on Expelled ( http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/05/expelled-… ). He seemed to like it quite a bit more than the average rationalist, especially in comparison to Sicko.

]]> By: muttblog http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/06/30/new-on-free-will-award-winning-journalist-kerry-howley/#comment-15986 muttblog Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:11:31 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=1520#comment-15986 I'd like to know more about Hanson's views on religion. He's taken issue with his co-blogger's strident atheism but is reticent about his own views. I'd like to know more about Hanson's views on religion. He's taken issue with his co-blogger's strident atheism but is reticent about his own views.

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