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Niall Ferguson - Why the West is in Decline

post #1 of 4
3/8/11 at 7:46pm
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/t...n-decline.html


New UK Channel 4 series from one of the best contemporary minds.
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post #2 of 4
3/8/11 at 8:05pm
Paul Krugman may not be right about everything but one place where he's spot on is that Ferguson is pompous, shallow, and superficially relevant as a researcher.
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post #3 of 4
3/8/11 at 10:04pm
Low "self-belief" is the cause of Western decline? Really? That is just about the stupidest argument I have ever heard. That is Pauly Shore dumb. That is the "The Secret" of historical analysis.

Of course a civilization in decline isn't going to publish as much self-praising literature as a civilization at its peak. Correlation vs. causation, anyone?
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post #4 of 4
3/8/11 at 10:09pm
I agree, now that Melo and Deron Williams have switched conferences
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