http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/ Ragstaff Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:59:01 GMT Thorne Dreyer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6874 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6874 Apparantly none of the links on the announcement I sent out about today's Rag Radio worked. So here's a good link for streaming: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:52:37 GMT Roger Baker http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6873 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6873 Its hard to be very optimistic about peak oil. Its like global warming in that the more you know, the worse it looks. Our oil addiction problem is, aside from Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:20:44 GMT valliveoak@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6872 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6872 Steve, I can't follow what you're saying, except that it's important. Since I'm not stupid, but maybe am a bit lazy about understanding phrases like Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:57:49 GMT Steve http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6871 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6871 ... Not really, Val. I'm not that good a teacher. But you've kind of seen the outlines of it here in the disputes about the nature of reality. Foucault's Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:30:45 GMT Steve http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6870 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6870 As always, my only interest is in public policy rather than personal behavior. Should the government spend public money to create a seasonal flu vaccine every Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:17:55 GMT valliveoak@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6869 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6869 Hey Steve, Can you give us a Clif notes version of Foucault's " anti-humanism"? (And why it's important.) Thanks--Val ... From: Steve Russell Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:17:37 GMT Steve http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6868 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6868 Thanks, Roger. I think the "conventional wisdom" has finally arrived at the flat statement that Peak Oil is not an if but rather a when. There are some Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:06:06 GMT Allan Campbell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6867 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6867 "More reputable than the center for disease control???" It doesn't matter whether someone is citing the CDC if he or she is making distortive or otherwise Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:57:12 GMT Steve Russell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6866 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6866 This is for only the gaggle of intellectuals on this list who persist in thinking this stuff matters, of whom I am one but not enough so to go all evangelical Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:26:52 GMT Janet Gilles http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6865 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6865 More reputable than the center for disease control??? As I say, I am arguing a minority opinion and have no doubt that you can find lots of sources who will Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:05:39 GMT Steve Russell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6864 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6864 Who?s afraid of the big, bad Fairness Doctrine? By Steve Almond | November 9, 2009 http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/200... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:01:57 GMT Roger Baker http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6863 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6863 What does it tell you when they say that if the truth were known, it might cause a panic in the world financial system? The following are some basic numbers Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:31:50 GMT Thorne Dreyer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6862 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6862 Meant to include this, so it would be at your fingertips! http://theragblog.blogspot.com/ ... From: Thorne Dreyer To: Rag Blog Group Cc: Ragstaff Sent: Monday, Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:29:24 GMT Thorne Dreyer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6861 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6861 Folks, Please make comments on Rag Blog articles. Wingnuts are taking over and we need your input. .t Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:05:55 GMT Thorne Dreyer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6860 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ragstaff/message/6860 TUESDAY ON KOOP RADIO IN AUSTIN: RAG RADIO HOSTED BY THORNE DREYER KOOP, 91.7 FM -- Every Tuesday afternoon -- 2-3 PM VOLUME I, NUMBER 7: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2-3