Mary S. writes, referring I believe to McCloskey-Chicago type economic history: > In the hands of a proponent of specific types of economic >policies, this is dangerous stuff indeed. So are many variants of French philosophy and bad economics. Steven Horwitz Eggleston Associate Professor of Economics St. Lawrence University Canton, NY 13617 TEL (315) 379-5731 FAX (315) 379-5819 EMAIL [log in to unmask]