tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post3963476118687916564..comments2024-02-29T03:34:23.190-05:00Comments on Who Were the Sea Peoples?: "I Work in a Legally Protected Guild...gcallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-64653905598679336842013-09-13T09:00:41.993-04:002013-09-13T09:00:41.993-04:00"Once men sang together round a table in chor..."Once men sang together round a table in chorus. Now one man sings alone, for the absurd reason that he can sing better. If scientific civilization goes on (which is most improbable) only one man will laugh, because he can laugh better than the rest." -Chesterton<br /><br />Goes to show things can always get worse. Now only one country makes anything for the absurd reason that they can do it more cheaply. Gabe Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958214257606957422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-18597916244860057602013-09-11T20:57:10.237-04:002013-09-11T20:57:10.237-04:00Look at the tie-ins between accreditation, federal...Look at the tie-ins between accreditation, federal loans, and federal research money.<br /><br />I can go out tomorrow and say I am openeing a "university," but I won't be able to get a penny of federal research money or my students a penny in federal student loan money until the "guild" of existing accredited universities allows me in, and they won't do that unless the vast majority of my faculty have gone through a guild apprenticeship (aka "PhD program").<br /><br />Maybe "legally privileged" would be a bit more accurate here, but a "privilege" is a form of "protection," isn't it?gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-66744493724917214652013-09-11T20:45:06.068-04:002013-09-11T20:45:06.068-04:00What do you mean by "legally protected guild&...What do you mean by "legally protected guild"?Bob Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001108408649311528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-64254204845001378692013-09-11T17:14:55.903-04:002013-09-11T17:14:55.903-04:00I don't understand: how are economics professo...I don't understand: how are economics professors a legally protected guild?Silas Bartahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480427306873460464noreply@blogger.com