>Dennis C: 'by Louis Proyect"
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>[WS:] Enough said.
At least he reads people he doesn't agree with. Your response sounds like this criticism of Diamond, via Brad DeLong, who I assume you find more acceptable.
http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2005/07/tim_burke_criti.html
>Diamond has a tendency to exclude--not even mention or argue against, but simply bypass--deeply seated causal arguments and evidence that don't fit his thesis.