[lbo-talk] rethinking marxism, this time seriously

Jordan Hayes jmhayes at j-o-r-d-a-n.com
Thu Sep 28 13:35:55 PDT 2006


Woj asks:


> what is the reason behind the stupid American custom of
> locating their institutions, like colleges or state capitals,
> in little podunks far away from major population centers?

Why it's because the US doesn't have a decent rail system :-)

The state capitals thing is about resisting the corruption of the big city, I seem to recall. Not that it did any good, mind you.

/jordan



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