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The Long View 2009-02-07

The Long View 2009-02-07

This mention by John J. Reilly of his work for West Publishing Company spurred me to archive John's CV from his website. It is easy even for me to forget how many things John wrote in the 1990s. There are even a few pieces referenced in that CV

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The Long View Re-publishing Project will have news soon. Why post old articles? Who was John J. Reilly? All of John's posts here An archive of John's site

The Long View 2009-01-31: Soros; Inflation; Rust Belts; Reality

John J. Reilly offers us this view from early 2009 about the economic conditions that would later spawn movements like Occupy Wall Street. John was often critical of the unthinking pursuit of corporate profits in ways that undermined public order, a tendency he called “capital gains zombies”, and something Brian

The Long View 2009-01-25: Seigniorage & Other Matters

I’ve sometimes said that John wasn’t great with data, but what I mean is that he didn’t have the same kind of visual style I do. For example, in this blog post John said: President Obama's approval ratings will, no doubt, soon fall into line

The Long View 2009-01-20: A New Era of Responsibility

John's 2009 commentary on President Obama’s first inaugural is a good reminder of how quickly the kind of quotidian commentary that many blogs specialized in quickly loses salience. However, I do find it interesting to look for items of more enduring interest. Here, John suggests that the

The Long View 2009-01-18: Emergency Measures Against the Phenomenon of John Connor (BPBUH)

Things have been slow with the Long View Re-posting Project of late, but let’s roll into the archive of 2009. Emergency Measures Against the Phenomenon of John Connor (BPBUH) May a high time be had by all at Tuesday's presidential inauguration. I begrudge no one the opportunity

The Long View: Left in Dark Times

Bernard-Henri Lévy, sometimes referred to simply as BHL, has had a remarkable life. While being known as a public intellectual, BHL has been a mover and shaker in politics in a way that most intellectuals can only dream. The most prominent example in my mind is when Lévy successfully got