tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post8749268407444998071..comments2024-03-28T07:08:58.221-04:00Comments on Todd Seavey: St. Martin's Press, at War and Looking in Your WindowTodd Seaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589187886030112999noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-10863644956581008302008-12-21T14:04:00.000-05:002008-12-21T14:04:00.000-05:00I took another peek – the study covered stategover...I took another peek – the study covered state<br><br>governments. His case might have been more<br><br>compelling if he were able to isolate the effects<br><br>using only the data from the few states that<br><br>enfranchised women before the end of WW1,<br><br>but he pools all the data together. Since most<br><br>states gave the vote at about the same time, I<br><br>would say the argument becomes less strong, it<br><br>could be tied to the zeitgeist.Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-40100584268911084962008-12-20T17:14:00.000-05:002008-12-20T17:14:00.000-05:00I expect the 16th amendment had a big impact onthe...I expect the 16th amendment had a big impact on<br><br>the size of the federal government. I’m sure the idea<br><br>was to make possible large federal allocations, if<br><br>necessary (and to decrease reliance on duties – which<br><br>could dry up)Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-14530277947312876822008-12-20T13:25:00.000-05:002008-12-20T13:25:00.000-05:00Nope, further investigation reveals they’re two di...Nope, further investigation reveals they’re two different guys with the same name — one now a mega-powerful London literary agent who helped give the world _Bridget Jones’s Diary_, the other _literally_ a clown…which _probably_ explains why his co-hostess was inspired to make a short film about a woman who has sex with a clown. <br><br>OK, now everything makes sense.Todd Seaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589187886030112999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-87368251831610627292008-12-20T13:17:00.000-05:002008-12-20T13:17:00.000-05:00And, you know, I only just realized I’m supposed t...And, you know, I only just realized I’m supposed to attend a party tonight co-hosted by a man named Peter Straus, which just happens to be the name of the former head of Picador, the company that I couldn’t be bothered to distinguish from St. Martin’s above.<br><br>It _may_ in fact be him, in which case it is lucky that I will now be on my toes to avoid repeating my prior sloppy indifference to corporate hierarchy.<br><br>Or it could just be a guy with the same name — but in this crazy town, it’s never safe to assume.Todd Seaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589187886030112999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-46397640000247778312008-12-20T13:02:00.000-05:002008-12-20T13:02:00.000-05:00Ah, that would be _Freedomnomics_, which as it hap...Ah, that would be _Freedomnomics_, which as it happens was one of the ToddSeavey.com Book Selections for March (time flies): <br><br><a href="../../../03/23/book-selections-of-the-month-popery-politics-and-panama/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://toddseavey.com/2008/03/23/book-selections-of-the-month-popery-politics-and-panama/</a>Todd Seaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589187886030112999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-47689676857964399482008-12-20T01:24:00.000-05:002008-12-20T01:24:00.000-05:00He’s actually incorporated that into a much broade...He’s actually incorporated that into a much broader, Freakonomics-type book. Although I don’t recall the title, it sounded very interesting based upon an interview he did with Steve Malzberg where they touched upon its central theses. <br><br>Charles Murray also has a great new book out, which refutes the conventional wisdom about mass public education.Gerardhttp://indolentmick.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-30357235200202968382008-12-19T18:17:00.000-05:002008-12-19T18:17:00.000-05:00Todd, I assume you’ve read John Lott’s paper on ho...Todd, I assume you’ve read <a href="http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=160530" rel="nofollow">John Lott’s paper</a> on how women’s suffrage contributed to the growth of government in the U.S.?Russell Hannekennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-14506989626145228132008-12-19T13:45:00.000-05:002008-12-19T13:45:00.000-05:00I see now that you were just conserving words, and...I see now that you were just conserving words, and I applaud you.katherinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-58161457224411243042008-12-19T12:50:00.000-05:002008-12-19T12:50:00.000-05:00Both are subsets of/affiliated with Pan Macmillan,...Both are subsets of/affiliated with Pan Macmillan, sharing offices in that very space — thus our whole original conversation about it. Be careful you don’t give unknowing readers the impression I’d make up a publishing company or something.Todd Seaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589187886030112999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-23149691816880417642008-12-19T12:33:00.000-05:002008-12-19T12:33:00.000-05:00It’s Picador, not St. Martin’s. Todd, you’ll do a...It’s Picador, not St. Martin’s. Todd, you’ll do anything to tie in a story! And naturally I didn’t volunteer that I wasn’t wearing any clothes. They saw me. That’s not exploitation, that’s coincidence.katherinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-10440609912886339982008-12-19T08:46:00.000-05:002008-12-19T08:46:00.000-05:00I think there might be something to that…Canadian ...I think there might be something to that…Canadian voters can be pretty hip, with it, and enlightened when it comes to gay marriage and medical marijuana, but when it’s something somebody’s husband or boyfriend might enjoy – say a lap dance, a cigar, or a trip to a brothel – they can get pretty conservative, tout de suite.Markhttp://scribesandscoundrels.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com