Science vs. Populism: Stalking Dr. Steere

Mark Rickling rickling at softhome.net
Sat Jun 30 22:06:48 PDT 2001


From: "Max Sawicky" <sawicky at bellatlantic.net>


> What in the wide world of sports does
> this article have to do with populism?
> Wait. Don't tell me.

Who knows what populism signifies anymore? Here I take it to mean common people who suffer from irrational fears, evidently building upon Hofstadter's bankrupt interpretation of historical populism as being grounded in status anxiety.

mark



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