tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post6447956651141766960..comments2024-03-28T22:33:29.066-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: FOLLOW UPRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-18746547988692908132010-02-09T09:19:53.883-05:002010-02-09T09:19:53.883-05:00Yes, but NOT an organization against the entire or...Yes, but NOT an organization against the entire orientation of American foreign policy -- that is my point. The question is not whether this or that war is a good idea. There has always been disagreement about that. The question is about the fundamental orientation of American policy for the past 70 years.Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-77519437668658586142010-02-09T09:07:14.989-05:002010-02-09T09:07:14.989-05:00This reminds me of Seymour Melman's book "...This reminds me of Seymour Melman's book "The Permanent War Economy." I think part of the explanation is old-fashioned Keynesian stimulus......That is, war is good for the economy..... and part is due to the inherent structure of the liberal state, as I suggested in the earlier reply.<br /><br />At least some economists, including Kenneth Arrow, have founded an organization for economists against the war(s).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02508381261535877414noreply@blogger.com