The World Without NPR

Shout Bits ^ | 3/21/11 | Shout Bits

[Solar Wind]

Shout Bits,

Excellent post. This is a major insight into the statist mind and why NPR is such a touchstone for them. It is astounding that such an insightful analysis of the liberal mind was published through a university. This work goes very nicely with the ideas in Jonah Goldberg's "Liberal Fascism".

"Unlike talk radio and blogs, NPR is a one way flow of left wing sentiment; it coordinates the sentiments of its listeners. NPR is the left’s shaman telling his tribe the stories that define a cultural identity." That this leftist cultural validation comes from the government gives the left the comforting stamp of approval that this is the will of we the people. This why it is important what is funded by the government and what is a nonprofit. If it comes form the government, culturally it has our stamp of approval on it. Equally if we do not approve of it, it must be defunded.

How did you come across this paper? It is a real gem though rather obscure.

You can post your ideas anytime as far as I am concerned. You have something to say and you say it well. Vanities are no longer banned here. Several conservative writers have sharpened their teeth here on FR before going out to a wider audience. I cannot stand excerpting. If it can be posted in full I am for it.

I come to FR for news, ideas and discussion that I do not find anywhere else. I am glad to hear what you have to say anytime.

Regards,
Mr. Sol.

[EDINVA]

You’ve been around long enough to know that the excerpt rule came only after FR was sued about copyright infringement, right? Until that was settled, not particularly in FR’s favor, entire articles were cut and copied and posted here.

If the author of a blog chooses to post his/her entire article, what is the problem? There’s no copyright infringement.

[EDINVA]

Was that supposed to be funny or humorous? Epic fail.

[TheOldLady]

If the author of a blog chooses to post his/her entire article, what is the problem?

That is not a problem at all.

[Tribune7]

So what’s the problem with an excerpt?

[TheOldLady]

In a reply to a post about "humblergunner" (sic) and "his crew" by an amused spectator, you said, "Illegitimi non carborundum."

You can call us bastards, but that doesn't make it so.

Just the facts, ma'am, nothing but the facts.

[TheOldLady]

So what’s the problem with an excerpt?

Tsk.

I'm very disappointed in you.

You didn't read what Jim said, or you would know the answer.

I resign from being your tutor.

[Tribune7]

You were only bastards if you were trying to grind him down, right?

And if that's what you were trying to do that would make it so.

[dalereed]

Haven’t ever found it on a radio so I gues it can’t be missed.

[dalereed]

since it’s a stinking blog just don’t post any of it.

[wideminded]

$4MM to $90MM my a$$. More like $450,000,000.

Do your homework.

OK, I did. The corporation for Public Broadcasting got $422 million for FY 2010. But over $300 million went for public television. Just $94 million was left for public radio. Of this, over $65 M went to the individual stations, although of course a lot of that gets funneled back to NPR.

[Shout Bits]

I object to the government doing anything that its authorizing documents (the US Constitution or State Constitutions) do not allow.

Still, I have learned that an effective article must focus, so this time I only discussed NPR.

[an amused spectator]

LOL! Looks like we made "poopy" in the Blue Blog Meanies' pool.

Serves the bastiches right.

Nice blog post by Shout Bits. I like his excellent closing summation:

"Still, the road to restoring Washington’s financial viability starts with cutting even tiny programs like NPR because that is the way toward a US that is more individualist and self-reliant." - The Shout

[Shout Bits]

The CFA Society publishes scholarly articles that relate to economics and investments. They compile some really great papers.

[an amused spectator]

George Mason economics professor Daniel Klein published The People’s Romance, a paper on why people are so reluctant to give up even obviously worthless government programs. He presents several theories, including Adam Smith’s idea that people naturally seek to coordinate their sentiments, not just Pareto self-interest. Unlike talk radio and blogs, NPR is a one way flow of left wing sentiment; it coordinates the sentiments of its listeners. NPR is the left’s shaman telling his tribe the stories that define a cultural identity. Klein would argue that this collectivist instinct is part of what keeps government programs alive well past their logical termination.

I'm going to have to check out The People’s Romance. First I've heard of it.

[Tribune7]

LOL! Looks like we made "poopy" in the Blue Blog Meanies' pool. Serves the bastiches right.

I know. It's like dealing with a bunch of middle school girls.

[humblegunner]

Nice blog post by Shout Bits.

Even nicer because it's posted in full and not excerpted for blog hits.

Nobody objects to blogs. It's the pimping that sucks.

[Tribune7]

Here's how you have to do it, Shout Bits:

Illegal Babies Should be Illegal Citizens

Today I Learned That Unions Are Like the Mafia

News Flash- We can trust Ghaddafi more than Obama: Libyan rebels= Al Qaeda

[an amused spectator]

It's like dealing with a bunch of middle school girls.

Was my first post on the matter spot on? ;-)

[Tribune7]

:-)