Gaffney wrote: “Autistic economics has been popular in France, although sensitive and humanitarian souls take offense at its disrespect for the innocent victims of autism. I myself would like something with a slightly pejorative overtone indicating subservience to vested property owners.” Mitra-Kahn wrote: “On the topic of post-autistic economics, I did a very brief history / commentary on a recent swing towards the more PC 'real world economics' label that has been applied to it. Thought I would share. http://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/issue47/MitraKahn47.pdf” Dear Mason Gaffney, and others commenting on this thread: I am neither a sensitive nor humanitarian soul (which it appears that you think are terms of derision), but as the grandfather of an autistic boy, I am more than offended at this language. This is hardly a “PC” matter. Be careful. Roy Weintraub -- E. Roy Weintraub Professor of Economics Fellow, Center for the History of Political Economy Duke University www.econ.duke.edu/~erw/erw.homepage.html