http://purplemotes.net/2006/10/01/carnival-of-the-bureaucrats-3/ a journal of whimsy and hope Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:58:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://purplemotes.net/2006/10/01/carnival-of-the-bureaucrats-3/#comment-876 COB-18: bureaucratic arts Fri, 01 Jul 2011 01:48:20 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2006/10/01/carnival-of-the-bureaucrats-3/#comment-876 [...] of books invites us to reflect on the dangers of bureaucracy run amok: the titles Power and Rationality sit firmly on the shelf, while Humanity teeters on the [...] [...] of books invites us to reflect on the dangers of bureaucracy run amok: the titles Power and Rationality sit firmly on the shelf, while Humanity teeters on the [...]

]]> http://purplemotes.net/2006/10/01/carnival-of-the-bureaucrats-3/#comment-875 COB-60: board meetings Mon, 27 Jun 2011 02:39:45 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2006/10/01/carnival-of-the-bureaucrats-3/#comment-875 [...] meeting.  That probably wouldn't be possible in this situation.  Hence Adams should have appointed a commission to write a report analyzing the problem and recommending steps to move forward to formulating a plan to establish an organization to [...] [...] meeting.  That probably wouldn't be possible in this situation.  Hence Adams should have appointed a commission to write a report analyzing the problem and recommending steps to move forward to formulating a plan to establish an organization to [...]

]]> http://purplemotes.net/2006/10/01/carnival-of-the-bureaucrats-3/#comment-874 purple motes » sex differences in newspaper reviews and citations of Brizendine’s new book, The Male Brain Sun, 23 Jan 2011 17:07:08 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2006/10/01/carnival-of-the-bureaucrats-3/#comment-874 [...] What’s the common sense of women in the U.S. receiving in the 2008-2009 academic year 42% more college degrees than men did?  What’s the common sense of men lacking reproductive rights and of men being subject to [...] [...] What’s the common sense of women in the U.S. receiving in the 2008-2009 academic year 42% more college degrees than men did?  What’s the common sense of men lacking reproductive rights and of men being subject to [...]

]]> http://purplemotes.net/2006/10/01/carnival-of-the-bureaucrats-3/#comment-873 purple motes » understanding Ovid’s satirical Roman love elegy Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:07:06 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2006/10/01/carnival-of-the-bureaucrats-3/#comment-873 [...] sex, scandalizes much modern classical scholarship.  Thinking deeply about Roman love elegy under modern academic circumstances, one scholar apparently argues that  male sexual desire for women in Ovid's love elegies indicates [...] [...] sex, scandalizes much modern classical scholarship.  Thinking deeply about Roman love elegy under modern academic circumstances, one scholar apparently argues that  male sexual desire for women in Ovid's love elegies indicates [...]

]]> http://purplemotes.net/2006/10/01/carnival-of-the-bureaucrats-3/#comment-872 purple motes » status of men in social communication Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:05:59 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2006/10/01/carnival-of-the-bureaucrats-3/#comment-872 [...] of men.  Elite men gain their status by out-competing other men in delivering goods to women.  Elite women gain their status by out-competing other women in delivering goods to women.   That the fate of [...] [...] of men.  Elite men gain their status by out-competing other men in delivering goods to women.  Elite women gain their status by out-competing other women in delivering goods to women.   That the fate of [...]

]]> http://purplemotes.net/2006/10/01/carnival-of-the-bureaucrats-3/#comment-871 purple motes » COB-29: modern bureaucratic art Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:36:24 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2006/10/01/carnival-of-the-bureaucrats-3/#comment-871 [...] Jay Wilkinson, writing on the blog of the Montclair State University sociology department, describes the Department of Motor Vehicles at the "epitome of bureaucracy." Most DMV's are outstanding bureaucracies. Nonetheless, only 20-30 localities have Top-10 bureaucracies. [...] [...] Jay Wilkinson, writing on the blog of the Montclair State University sociology department, describes the Department of Motor Vehicles at the “epitome of bureaucracy.” Most DMV’s are outstanding bureaucracies. Nonetheless, only 20-30 localities have Top-10 bureaucracies. [...]

]]> http://purplemotes.net/2006/10/01/carnival-of-the-bureaucrats-3/#comment-870 purple motes » circumstantial entrenchment of public reasoning Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:12:43 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2006/10/01/carnival-of-the-bureaucrats-3/#comment-870 [...] Heated public discussions of sexism tend to focus on issues such as the share of women holding science and engineering professorships, or the media's treatment of female candidates for high public offices. Neither the media, nor [...] [...] Heated public discussions of sexism tend to focus on issues such as the share of women holding science and engineering professorships, or the media’s treatment of female candidates for high public offices. Neither the media, nor [...]

]]> http://purplemotes.net/2006/10/01/carnival-of-the-bureaucrats-3/#comment-869 purple motes » making men more heroic Sun, 25 May 2008 16:14:20 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2006/10/01/carnival-of-the-bureaucrats-3/#comment-869 [...] years less than that of white females. This is not merely a disadvantage among elites, such as university leaders or presidential candidates, competing for even greater status, authority, and wealth. Eleven years [...] [...] years less than that of white females. This is not merely a disadvantage among elites, such as university leaders or presidential candidates, competing for even greater status, authority, and wealth. Eleven years [...]

]]> http://purplemotes.net/2006/10/01/carnival-of-the-bureaucrats-3/#comment-868 purple motes » solving the crisis in boys' education Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:51:07 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2006/10/01/carnival-of-the-bureaucrats-3/#comment-868 [...] This is an important issue and an innovative approach clearly worthy of a National Academies' report. [...] [...] This is an important issue and an innovative approach clearly worthy of a National Academies’ report. [...]

]]> http://purplemotes.net/2006/10/01/carnival-of-the-bureaucrats-3/#comment-867 purple motes » reading at risk, seriously Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:49:21 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2006/10/01/carnival-of-the-bureaucrats-3/#comment-867 [...] Good literature is an antidote to conventional master narratives and narrow interests that obscure the continually new reality of the world. When it comes to men, failure of imagination may in fact indicate an imminent cultural crisis. [...] [...] Good literature is an antidote to conventional master narratives and narrow interests that obscure the continually new reality of the world. When it comes to men, failure of imagination may in fact indicate an imminent cultural crisis. [...]

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