2 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW November 4, 1992
THE Serpent's Tooth MICHIGAN REVIEW ...., In response to last week's front page The Campus Affairs Joumal Things to Consider in the Wake of Yesterday's Election article on a dubious charge of sexual of the Published by the Michigan Republican Party harassment made by a Political Science University of Michigan 111 teaching assistant, two student Clinton on a middle class tax cut per gallon by the year 2000, 45 miles per groups have apparently formed: Group .,J.!' "I want to make it very clear that this gallon by 2020" (Drexel University Really Opposed to Whiners with We are the Establishment middle class tax cut, in my view, is Speech,4/22/92). Unrestrained Power (GROW-UP), and central to any attempt we're going to Sexually Harrass Unqualified Teaching Editor-in-Chief Adam DeVore "I think we should be very flexible about make to have a short-term economic assistants Until Punished (SHUT-UP). Publisher Karen S. Brinkman strategy and a long-term fairness strat imposing standards on the overall fleet We'd ask you to join one of the groups, egy, which is part of getting this coun as opposed to different sized vehicles. but we wouldn't want you to incur the Executive Editors Andrew Bockelman try going again" (ABC News, Primary ... I don't think it's fair to impose a wrath of the Political Science Depart Joe Coletti Debate, 1/19/92). burden on an American fleet that has ment. You are forewarned! Tony Ghecea bigger cars in it than foreign competi ''But to say that this middle class tax cut tors do" (Speech to Detroit Economic Sign spotted in West Quad arch last Contributing Editors Beth Martin Jay D. McNeill . .. is the center of anybody' s economi~ Club,8/21/92). Thursday: "<- Women's Stud. 240." Tracy Robinson package is wrong" (ABC News, Demo What we want to know is where is Stacey L. Walker cratic Debate, 3/5/92). Ointon on the presidency: Women's Stud. #239? Probably being '1 told you when I announced for Gov objectified in a corner somewhere. Music Editor Chris Peters Clinton on term limits: ernor ... I'm gonna serve four years. I Literary Editor Adam Garagiola "I think it's a decision that people ought made that decision .when I decided to Rigoberta Menchu, the Marxist, femi to make ... I wouldn't rule out term run .... That's the job I want - that's the nist, lesbian from Guatemala whose au Assistant Editors Ryan Boeskool limits" (NBC, "Meet the Press," 1/5/ job I'll do for the next four years" tobiography is attacked by Dinesh Brian Schefke 92). (KHOS/KHOG-TV Gubernatorial De D'Souza in Illiberal Education as the bate, 10/15/90). epitome of communist garbage masquer Copy Editor Shannon Pfent ''I'm against term limits because I think MTS Meister Doug Thiese ading in the drag of "multicultural litera Systems Analyst Mitch Rohde that it takes choices away from voters" "Today I proudly announce my candi ture" at Standford University recently (Boston Globe, 7/27/92). dacy for President of the United States" won the Nobel Prize for Peace. Rumour Business Assistants Peter Daugavietis (Announcement Speech, 10/3/91). has it that Madonna is the front-runner ChetZarko Ointon on higher fuel efficiency stan for next year's Nobel Prize in Literature dards: Who is the real Bill Clinton? for her classic work, Sex. "We'll accelerate our progress toward "He is whatever you want him to be at Staff Eddie Arner, Eric Berg, Michele Brogley, Jerry fuel-efficient cars and seek to raise the the moment" (Paul Greenberg, Arkan Pope John Paul II proclaimed last Satur Czarnecki, Erica DeSantis, James E. Elek, Joe average goal for automakers to 40 miles sas Democrat-Gazette, 7/15/92). day that the Catholic Church was wrong Epstein, Frank Grabowski, Nate Jamison, Ken in forcing Galileo Galilei to retract his Johnston, Eric Lepard, Mary the Cat, Bud theoretical assertion that - contrary to Muncher, Crusty Muncher, Kreg Nichols, Dave Perczak, Drew Peters, Dan Reback, what was then church dogma - the Sun, Renee Rudnicki, Will Ryan, TS Taylor, Perry and not the Earth, is at the center of our Thompson, Corey Tobin, Martin Vloet, Mich f1) Mf~ ~ solar system. Of course, it took nearly elle Wietek, Matt Wilk, Tony Woodlief. I four centuries of denial and 13 years of close study by Vatican experts for the Editors Emeriti Brian Jendryka church to reach its decision. At this rate, John J. Miller it should apologize for the Crusades by The Michigan R~ is an independent, stu the early 21st century and the Inquisition dent-run journai ilfthe University of Michi just after 2350 A.D. gan. We neither solicit nor accept any dona .... tions from the University of Michigan. Contri butions to the Michigan Review are tax-deduct Face it: Calling for more "infrastructure" ible under Section SOl(c)(3) of the Internal Rev is masked socialism. enue Code. The Review is not affiliated with any political party. We really, REALLY hope you voted for Unsigned editorials represent the opinion of the Natural Law party. Tanscendental the editorial board. Signed articles represent meditation, after all, is the only hope we the opinions of the author and not necessarily have left for saving the world. those of the Review. 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_m_ ·~ »_ ~ __~ _ Letter to the Editor Reader Dlsagrees.wlthColumbus Essay Dear Editor, justify their enslavement: TheTruno did would still be alive at this point); then your dem9O'acy, and New-- World Order." Re: Nate Jamison's essay of October not welcome Columbus as a savior, but head to be stricken o(f from your body. and .' In our Old World, t.e Taino People 7, 1992; "Reclaiming Columbus' 500 Year' rather because .they were a hOspitable your body shall be divided into four quarters, lived lives of peace and prosperity, Legacy." , " and civilized People (as were most to be disposed of at the King's pleasure; and treating each other with a civility may GQ ~-..- ---,------'1 4 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW N ovemeber 4, 1992 From Suite One: Editorial Settillg MSA's Goals for the Future Each Fall and Winter term University of Michigan students have the opportunity • Why not take steps to improve those horrible professor-- and teaching assistant to elect new representatives to their primary student government, the Michigan evaluation sheets? Something more helpful than the current form-l.etter-style scantron Student Assembly. The candidates change frequently, as do many of the issues which evaluation sheets would go along way toward offering teachers more effective receive attention during the campaign. What remains constant, however, is that recommendations as to how to improve their sections. Better sheets and questions campaigns almost inVariably devolve into petty squabbling matches. Few onlookers would, at the very least, make the expenditure on th~valuation process itself more profit from these biannual rituals, which at best become annoying and at worst insult worthwhile. a voter's intelligence. Perhaps the parties' difficulties in filling their slates and the • Why not look into the quality of undergraduate teaching - are students satisfied appearance of numerous independent candidates reveal the Widespread frustration with what they're being taught and how well it is being presented? The administration that students feel about MSA. seldom asks these questions, and chances are it would profit from the feedback that Neither the Progressives nor the Conservatives seem especially well prepared for such an MSA-motivated survey could yield. Are we writing well enough? Are we the upcoming campaign. As of Monday, the Progressive Party was still in the process learning foreign languages well enough? Find out. . of drafting a platform; Conservative Coalition appears more organized and has a These are but samples of what MSA should be doing. The parties also need to find Wider variety of specific and tangible goals, but many of their plans seem to exist in problems and offer solutions to real, everyday problems which plague both the concept alone. Both parties would do well to articulate clear and reasonable goals and assembly itself and students at large. Which leads us to the follOWing recommenda policy recommendations; such an action not only make the campaign more interest tions: ing, but it would help students begin to take MSA seriously again. .Lose the silly resolutions. "Whereas the U-M needs an Indigenous Peoples' Day" It is tempting to think that the parties should focus on explicitly political issues, and ''Whereas the University Cops are in part at fault for the Los Angeles riots" are not for judging by their rhetoric, both want to help students (in general) and accomplish only ludicrous ideas upon which to base utterly meaningless resolutions, but they things (in general) and promote the greater good of the ''blah, blah, blah." Rather than . amount to a waste of student time, money, and paper. MSA should concern itself with focusing, however, on the perennial issues - MCC, fee cap, onl off campus spending, students, not with making petty political platform statements. etc. - the parties should engage in a little investigation and creative problem solving. ·Start working to make the lives of students in general better, instead of coercively and • Why not look into fixing the computer centers? A student governrilent working for selectively subsidizing organizations with wildly extreme political goals and dubious students should probably have some valuable ideas on how to alleviate both the connections to student concerns as a whole. If this means denying exorbitant funding technical (i.e. printing, resource access, etc.) and logistical (i.e. wait lists) problems to the "Guatemalan Basket-Weavers-in-arms Association" in favor of installing a which the U-M's computing centers currently face. new vending machine in a student dormitory, then so be it. • Why not examine the prospects for establishing a regental liaison to keep the regents • Keep MSA as small and cost-efficient as possible. The less money MSA devours, the regularly informed of student opinion and students up-to-date as to what sort of less money it has to extort from students. Whether this involves the application of a cap mischief the regents have been up to. In short, MSA needs someone who can keep to MSA fees or a reduction in those fees overall, cost-cutting should be a definite communication lines open between students and the administration at all times, not if not perpetual- MSA priority. merely when a threat like the Statement of Students' Rights and Responsibilities appears on the horizon. In short, the parties vying for MSA seats should offer something more substantive • Why not set up a commission to investigate U-M spending and suggest constructive to students this year than the usual political bickering which has come to characterize ways to cut the budget? Such a commission would be able to present something more MSA campaigns. These are only a few suggestions; if would-be MSA representatives substantive to the regents when they plan the next inevitable tuition raise, as opposed are actually concerned with furthering the goals of students, they would do well to to MSA's usual brand of futile whining (or, like this past summer, no opposition at all). take them into consideration and form more ideas in a similar vein. \"\"s t--lOT ll-\AT 6~ EVEN \"Cu..... HE: MR5£.R1~ MuRDG.RER.~ How [;0 -mE rp-t.T \\.l,,b.,T I 0e:T RAPED 111R£E l1MeS \='£~L I4J.cWIN<:r You DA\L..\(. W,",~\ R£flLLY 'iO\) W,u... 6£ l,.Oc..KED F{<,\bHIENS t-'\E \S ~P.\ 'J UP r~ -WE. R£S.i OF \'K C:1O'N~ IN FRoNT '{6l)R ~l PE. wtl14 \-10 Of= THE (J1~tJc.£ FoP- Pf\P.6\..€.? MfCH\ErAN -481/Pc S1Ul)ENT P[.'IlflV \ - EEKII 'f 'I Need Experience Running a Small Corporation? The Michigan Review, Inc., is recruiting business staff and tisinv representatives. Rapid advancement potential. ~eetings are Su~pay aJ 7p.m., .on the Third Floor of the Michigan League .j, i: 1:; , " , -. ,, ~,~- ",,~-.-., ' - - -""~-'~-. , -.~ , -..... ",. --",~ , .. ----, .. -- · · - ---< _~ .""" ><_A"'_~_"~ "' '''''''_~' '~_'' '''''''' __' _ _ _ ''"~'=' ___ ' ___ '''''..-...... -,~.-.~.,.,~~~i""'~'~'_..~n~ __ ~'~~ ... ______November 4, 1992 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW 5 Essay: Conservative Manifesto Debunking the Myth of the Loving Liberal - by Jay D. McNeill go hand in hand. This is wrong. By qllestion liberal solutions as contradictory To be fair, the question earlier asked Sitting here on October 31, not implementing such" compassion," those to human nature dismissed as racist, of liberals must also be posed to knowing who the next president of the leaders are effectively telling you that hateful, and greedy instead of being conservatives: What if our ideas worked? United States will be, I would like to turn you are inferior and need special answered with reasoned argument? That is, wh5! incentives are there for us my conservative manifesto into an treatment in order to have any chance of Now, I do not believe that most conservatives if you succeed? The answer address to the economically succeeding. Modern liberalism is liberals are "out to get those poor people lies in the fact that, unlike liberals, disadvantaged groups who I'm sure will inherently pessimistic about the ability and keep them in their place so I can be in conservatives fundamentally support the pull the lever for Bill Clinton on Tuesday of individuals to succeed by themselves charge," and I'll be the first to say that I success of all members of society, rich or in record numbers. As a premise, let me and it fundamentally disbelieves in am not sure what the true motivations of poor; we don't shame those who note that what I'm about to say is rather creating individual power. someone like Jesse Jackson are - I can eventually rise up and become II a part of general in nature; most theoretical In addition, liberals face quite a only observe the circumstances and the system," but encourage them to do analysis has to be. surmise. I do think even beUer. Therefore it is in our best Unfortunately for you, liberals like Liberals are portrayed as voices for work that most liberals interest if people succee;d, not fail, because Bill Clinton and Jesse Jackson are honestly care about we will be their voice either way. perceived by the voting public to be the ing-class citizens, while conservatives' the plights of the poor Now I recognize that some self people who care most about the plight of sole concern is supposedly to retain their and the needy, but proclaimed conservatives believe what the poor. That's the way it has been for simply have been they do because they are racists and years. Liberals are portrayed as the voice wealth. I'm fed up with this myth. indocrinated by the simply wish to protect their own. I should for everyday, average, working-class populist rhetoric of know; I'm from a small town in Michigan citizens, while the conservatives' sole dilemma: if they succeed, then they fail. both the media and elementary school where red necks run free. Such folks are concern is supposedly to retain their That is, if liberals really succeed in teachers before making an analysis of not true conservatives, for if they were, wealth and power by way of neglecting eliminating poverty, hunger, and every political thought and human nature for they would embrace the individualism those people. I'm absolutely fed up with other social ill, then their programs grow themselves. It's hard to withstand the and optimism that characterizes thispernicious, self-perpetuating myth, outmoded and must wither - just as highly emotional and humanitarian conservatism. Conservatives understand and l'm here to set the record straight. Marx thought that the state would wither sounding appeal of liberalism at such an that equal opportunity and enduring No matter what liberals profess, it is under communism. But liberals' early age and be able to properly reason equality can only be achieved through not they who geniunely care about you; programs generally don't work and they later without the interference of that equal treatment - equal access to rather it is the conservatives. It is not never wither. Witness welfare - it is indoctrination. education, equal treatment under the law, liberals who seek to unite; it is supposedly temporary, but it actually But if one is able to get past that etc. Liberals think that unequal treatment conservatives. It is not liberals who wish locks people into poverty and fosters barrier, one will soon discover the can lead directly to equality. Many people you to succeed; it is conservatives. Jesse dependency on government. Witness surprisingly optimistic message found object to such wrongheaded social Jackson is not your real friend; affirmative action, which, despite its in conservativism. It believes that all engineering; not all of them, however, do Republicans like Jack Kemp and Newt successes, has created animosity and has people are individuals with the innate so for the correct reasons. Gingrich are. That, my friends, is the treated women and minorities in an capability to overcome obstacles with I, for one, am very disappOinted in honest but often hidden truth. And like arrogant, paternalistic way. It is unclear minimal outside help. Contrary to George Bush's failure to stress some of all truths, one day it will be recognized as whether it can or will succeed, but there popular belief, we recognize that racism these points during his campaign. Only such. Like it or not, liberals like is reason for doubt It is also unlikely that does exist and that there are existing when asked did he ever address the topics Govemment Clinton, Mario Cuomo, and it will wither any time soon. barriers to minority advancement ohace relations and the impoverished Ted Kennedy are empowered through One could even go so far as to say because of that racism. But instead of . and ~hat conservatives believe ought to your perceived need of them. To put it that there remains a distinct possibility perpetuating the myth that only by be do'ile; even then his comments were another way, they are elected to office by that s.ome renown liberals and socialists follOWing one person's lead or that only superfiCial at best. As a result, the truth running on a platform whose like Jesse Jackson hopefor their programs by voting for someone will these obstacles remained buried 4n the rhetoric and fundamental idea is: "You need me, and to fail. One must pause and seriously be overcome, we seek to reform the populist muck of Mi~ton' s campaign. you're nothing without me." consider this. If one is aware that the system so that you may realize your full But Jack Kemp will be the Republican A perfect example is the so-called amount of success in a particular potential and become su~ful for nominee in 1996, thank God. Then the black leadership of this country. What is community is inversely proportional to yourself. Our message is not you need truth about the bankruptcy of liberalism their typical message? Basically that the the amount of power one holds, the us," but rather "you need yourself" and will be told. I eagerly await. United States is rigged against everyone natural response would be to discourage "equality of opportunity for everyone." but rich WASPs, that everyone who is success - it is fundamental for people to Unfortunately these ideals are Jay D. McNeill is a junior in business successful achieved their status by act in their own self-interest. twisted into something they're not. When administration and a contributing editor shafting decent people like yourselves, Think about it. Why is it that those conservatives fight increased taxes on for the Review. that everyone in power is inherently who rise up from poverty-stricken, the wealthy, it is not to pander to the racist, that you must segregate yourselves predominantly minority-inhabited interests of the rich, but rather that we in order to fight this explOitation, and communities to become successful are recognize increasing taxes on the rich, or that the only way to do this is by voting accused of selling out and not being true anyone for that matter, tends to eliminate Love Us? Hate Us? for them In exchange for your vote, they'll to their roots? Why do liberals oppose jobs predominantly held by the poor and Tell Us! Write Us! create a new program to give you money, enterprise zones and private ownership middle class. Consider the 1990 budget train you for upper-level employment, of federal housing projects, both of which deal's luxury tax that Congress passed a Send Letters to the Editor to: and find you a job. How nice. How would take power away from 10 percent luxury tax on yachts, airplanes, understanding. How compassionate. govemment bureaucrats and puts it into high-priced automobiles, jewelry, and tI1i£ fMicliigatt fR$vituJ That's what most people who don't the hands of the people, and subsequently firs. Yacht sales went down 85 percent Suite One passionately follow politics and really take tap the pride and entrepreneurial spirit when the tax took effect, and guess who the time to think about various issues which accompanies private property got hurt? The 19,000 yacht builders who 911 9{prt:Ii f{1niverstty .9lventu believe-that co~p~o!,.and li~~Il}, .. ~wnership? yY,hy are people. ~ho were laid off,not the rich yacht buyers. !Jlnn. !i!fr6or, fMI 48109-1265. Interview: Paul W. McCracken Economic Policy and the Presidency • On October 21, 1992 Jay D. McNeill ' mean this entirely jocularly, that a Re recall an occasional call from a cabinet entirely of outside people, and I can re interviewed Paul W. McCraken, a pro publican president, particularly back member - could I help him get in to see member one meeting in which we were fessor emeritus of Economics at the then, didn't have the university econo the president. trying to..persuade him not to go too far University of Michigan. Professor mists to draw from. Because probably - on his tax reduction package. He was McCracken graduated with his Ph.D. conservatively - three-quarters of the REVIEW: Do you have a favorite presi flawlessly courteous, winsome, and con from Harvard in 1948 and arrived at the economists would have been Democrats. dent with whom you've dealt? genial- and he didn't give one millime U-M that same year. He was named to One survey I recall indicated about 90 ter on the issue, Those who assumed that the Council of Economic Advisors for percent. McCRACKEN: They're all different. The he was an aging movie actor who could President Eisenhower's second term, four with whom I had some continuing play the·role of the president as an actor, and was later named chairman of that REVIEW: How do you assess that num contact would have been Eisenhower, of course, wouldn't have any idea of same group for President Nixon's first ber now, the same? Nixon, Ford, and Reagan. I suppose I what was going on. I used to tell them, term. could also include Bush. I couldn't claim "Better think again. This guy is a tough McCRACKEN: No. The Democrats to have been a personal confidant or minded politician on things that are im REVIEW: How were you chosen for portant to him." your posts in the Eisenhower and Nixon administrations? . But if [Governor Clinton1 means heavy taxa REVIEW: Economically speaking, what are your reflections on what happened McCRACKEN: Eisenhower had an as tion on the rich ... then the alternative to in the 1980s? sistant to the president for economic trickle-down economics would be an un policy matters, Gabriel Hauge, and Gabe McCRACKEN: In important ways, it was and I had been at Harvard at the same mitigated disaster for the people at the low a very good decade - as we hear tire time. He was just coming out of the pipe lessly, a decade of large gains in employ line about the time I went in, but we end of the distribution. ment; a decade of only mediocre perfor overlapped a little. mance in terms of real income; and a very One does have to remember, I don't clearly dominate, but there's been a very ,buddy of Eisenhower - a whole genera poor decade in terms of what was done r------, substantial movement. I'm sure there's tion separated us. But he had the aur~ of with the budget. So the grade is mixed, been a substantial movement statistically, course, coming out of the war. He was a but on the whole it would have to go but even more you find a much larger national hero and he had a million dollar down as a pretty good decade. Reagan :Cardinal: number of front-rank people who would toothpaste smile. But if he didn't feel inherited a bad inflation situation. I Garment Care Centers I be responsive to a Republican president's very good, he was a mule-skinning army : . Authorized U of M Drycleaner : request that they be part of his team. For general. Now, the person with whom I REVIEW: What do you think of the 1990 example, I don't know, but I would guess had the easiest personal relationship ob budget deal which resulted in Bush's I I [Nobel laureate] Gary Becker - if Bush viously was Gerald Ford. He was a friend now infamous tax hike? I We offer I were to win - and if Bush told him, before he got dumped into the Oval Of I convenient dry cleaning : "Gary, I need you down here as Chair fice. When he was vice president, I used McCRACKEN: Not good. I thought that man of the Council of Economic Advis to drop in occasionally to chat. And I when Bush took over, at some point there : pick-up and delivery I ers (CEA)," my guess is that Professor remember I dropped in to see Mr. Ford would have to be some backing away I at all reSidence hall I Becker might at least consider it. very close to Nixon's last week in office. from the pOSition he had taken. But it I front o1flces I I had the feeling that he was asking ques would have to be in the context where it I I REVIEW: What are your responsibili tions about the economy with more of a was perceived that the Democrats in I -Shirts I ties as part of the CEA? sense of urgency than usual, and I think Congr~ss gave-~ much ground as he he sensed that the.jig was about up. After I -Sweaters I did. They outmatt"euvered Bush on this, McCRACKEN: You're always identified he became president I would occasion or Darman if he was the guy, and man I -Skirts I as the president's chief economic adviser. ally go see him, and I ~ember that aged to get that budget deal in a way that I -Dresses I That ~ not incorrect, but it may be a little in some indefinable way I wasn't talking managed to put the onus entirely on the I -Slacks • ambiguous because in a protocol-ton to Gerry Ford - I was talking to the president. Nobody points a finger at I -Suits I scious organization like government, president. He wasn't pompous or stuffy Congress for backing away from a prom I I clearly the ranking economic policy offi or anything like that, he was the presi ise or anything. It's entirely Bush. So, not I Inquire about our services at I cer is the secretary of the treasury. In dent. good. ' I your front desk or call us for I other words, at an embassy dinner, where The president clearly with the high I the ReSidence Hall Student. the secretary of the treasury and the chair est I.Q. that I've known was, of course, REVIEW: Bill Clinton has been travel- ' man of the CEA were both present, it Nixon - a brilliant man, an extraordi • Prices • ing around the country hooting that would be the secretary of the treasury nary mind. The most winsome president trickle-down economics doesn't work. I I who would be sitting to the right of the clearly would have been Reagan. You Do you think that George Bush has hostess, not the chairman of the CEA. felt drawn to him. He wasn't interested practiced it? •I I On the other hand, CEA members in the details of what was going on, but I • have an important advantage in that they he was intensely interested in the big McCRACKEN: I'm not even sure I know I I are a part of the executive office of the things that he wanted to accomplish. He what that means. What I do know is that president, so the chairman reports to the wanted deregulation, he wanted more poliCies that produce generalized eco •I •I president, not to some assistant to the defense spending to put pressure on the nomic expansion and prosperity particu president. When I was there, I had much Russians, and he wanted to cut the bud larly benefit the people who would oth IL ______~I 971-0442 easier access to the presid~nt than many get. I was a member of his economic erwise be unemployed. Now, with what cabinet people did. In fact, I can even policy advisory board which c~si~ted we just described as trickle--down eco- ~~_~__ ~MP __ ...... ~ ... - .. ---- '-">< -''' --- "'''''''- ''"'''~'' '- - '- """"__ "'~'~ '>' nomics, the people that most benefit are McCRACKEN: Well, the miracle is that, facto, I think we're probi:lbly goifig to go center advisors if for no other reason the people at the low end of the totem in the give and take of getting three gov the route of some sort Of national pro th~ t~ ~~w that part sf the party that he pole. ernments to agree on a document, some gram. is responsive to their orientations. But I But trickle-down economics is an thing emerged. Now, is that the docu would be very surprised iJ a Clinton other one of these catchy phrases that ment that I would have written, had I. REVIEW: What do you think a Clinton adminstration starts off on a very left they use in a campaign period. But when been given power of attorney to write it? presidency would bring? wing orientation. My guess is that some you stop and ask, ,...-______----, of his more left-wing advisors will tum "Now just what does I' t th t k· d II t· 1· d McCRACKEN: out to be a littl:-disgruntIed by what a it mean?" it suddenly m no sure a some In 0) na 10na lZe One can never be president Clinton might try - or not try disappears. It would health care isn't inevitable. It will be disap- sure in advance -to do. be reasonable to as- . how any n~w ad sumethat, well, if you pointing to a lot of people, because it will cost ministration will REVIEW: What caused this year's reces don't like trickle- look at the end of a sion? What waS' the main factor? down, you want di- a lot more than people realize ... term. The country rect measures to re- ...... ______• is fundamentally McCRACKEN: I think, fundamentally, distribute income. not left-Wing. that our monetary policy, for much of the Well, I'm not sure that Governor Clinton Well, probably not, although I couldn't past two or three years, has been insuffi has really thought this through that well. be very speCific. After all, it's a huge, REVIEW: Why do you think that? ciently expansive. It was too tight in the But if he means heavy taxation on the 2000-page document with protocols and summer of 1990. SomE~where around the rich to move a lot more of the national so forth. But it's a good deal. It won't McCRACKEN: Suppose Clinton had run low point in March or April of 1991, until income to welfare and people at the low have any major effect on the US. economy on a left-wing program ... the end of the year, the M2 money supply end, then the alternative to trickle-down because we're too big a part of the totality (the broadest of the commonly accepted economics would be an unmitigated di of the three. But it's good for the domes REVIEW: In my opinion he did. He just money supply categorizations) in real saster for the people at the low end of the tic auto industry - it will probably mean veils it well. terms declined. I do not recall another distribution. net additonal jobs in the United States. recovery where there wasn't a signifi It will also help accelerate the rate of McCRACKEN: He's too good a politi cant expansion of M2 in real terms. 50 the REVIEW: What do you think budget growth in Mexico. That's important to us cian. If you were to ask, "Where is the country was struggling against a restric deficits will do in the long run? because they're our third largest trading idealogical center of gravity of the coun tive monetary policy. Why? Well, in part partner now, and we run a net export try?" it's not left-of-center. In fact, it has because we were too preoccupied with McCRACKEN: Continue. Neither can surplus with Mexico. It's not the other been moving to the right. Unfortunately, the exchange rate of the dollar. If they didate is going to be realistic about what way around. So we obviously have a the current administration, partly due to moved more agressively, the dollar might has to be done to reduce the deficit dur stake in the prosperity of our trading the bad luck of the economy, over which weaken - as if that's enough said. Well, ing the campaign. Ross Perot could be partners. Two hundred years ago, David they really didn't have all that much the answer was, "Well so what?!" The that way because he's not a serious con Hume said something to the effect of "I control, and partly due to a little inepti major objective of national policy ought tender. pray daily not only as a citizen of his tude on their part, couldn't keep this to be what's happening to employment. The main effect of a deficit like ours majesty, I pray daily also for the prosper trend going. But if the fundamental ideo in an internationalized capital market is, ity of Italy, Spain, Germany, and France." logical center of gravity is going to the REVIEW: If you could recommend one frankly, that more and more of our debt What was his point? Well, Great Britain right, and a .president starts to go this book to students, other than any you obligations are held outside the country. was like any business: You're better off if way to the left, pretty soon he's in trouble. may have written, what would it be? Therefore, more and more of the interest your customers are prosperous. A man usually doesn't get to be presi on those obligations goes out of the coun dent unless he's a pretty good politician. McCRACKEN: Joseph Schumpeter's try. To go back ten years ago, the net REVIEW: What do you think of nation And if he's a good politiCian, he senses Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy. He inflow of interest income on our invest alized health care? where the country is. I give Governor understood better than anybody else the ments outside the country was running a Clinton credit that he's a pretty shr~Wd unfolding nature of the liberal economic little over one percent of Gross Domestic M cCRA CK EN : I orc\~, or capitalism. Product. If we would have maintained don't know. I think 0 b h· . It's ~ interesting that, then the net interest inflow would we've gotten our- ne can never e sure... ow any new admln- that we pay a lot be running $60 to 70 billion per year. It's selves into s~ch a istration will look at the enrl-'J!fH a term The more attention to now running somewhere between zero morass there. I m not ~) • Schumpeter today and five billion. So that's the most tan sure th.at some kind country is fundamentally not leH-wing ... II than. during his gible adverse effect. And in that sense, of national health 'J a. J years at Harvard. the federal government's finances are no care isn't inevitable. the fundamental ideo logical center ofgravity Now in this year of different from yours. If you have credit, It will be disappoint-.. • • full disclosure, I so long as you're living on that credit ing to a lot of people, IS gOIng to the nght, and a preSIdent starts to should tell you that you're getting along very well. But more because it will cost a h 1 ,H h ,. b1 he was chairman of and more of your income is having to go lot more than people go to t e eJa., pretty soon e sIn trou e. my dissertation, but to finance the servicing of the credit and realize and will be that has nothing to therefore you have less at home. much less desirable do with it If I had to than they thought it was going to be. student of politics. I would therefore ex assign an article, it would be Hayek's REVIEW: What do you think of the Here we are, spending these huge sums, pect him not to go off on some left-wing Uses of Knowledge in Society - a marvel trade agreement between Canada, and we do have people not covered. series of programs because he's too good ously perceptive paper. He's another man Mexico, and the United States? That's unconscionable. We can mandate a politician. His advisors strike me as who was ignored and hooted at by the coverage back on businesses - that'lll?e what you might expect: a mix of pretty intelligentsia in his more active years, McCRACKEN: If I were in the Congress, the great temptation. But there you'll be sensible and level-headed people. Some but he wound up getting the Nobel Prize. I'd vote right for it. putting burdens on smaller businesses people who are pretty far to the left. That And a lot of those who were doing the that they simply can't carry, and these is a wing of the Democratic Party and I hooting back then are not candidates for REVIEW: No problems? are burdens for big business, too. But de could see how he would want left~f- a Nobel Prize. -~ ...... ------,.,;..,-,,-~""-~~.," ------...... ,-~ 8 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW November 4, 1992 Book Review Free Speech on an Open Camp~s Free Speech in an Open Society constitutional concerns, would not jus fore often difficult to approach rationally. Smolla examines six arguments in Rodney A. Smolla tify regulating speech that inflicted emo People "know" that flag-burning is support of the Ct!nsorship of hate speech. Alfred A. Knopf tional distress or insulted human dig wrong and that it contributes absolutely He finds only one of these - the theory Hardcover, 367 pgs. nity, but would prohibit solicitation to nothing to the free exchange of ideas; that some speech is too base to warrant $27.50 murder and other therefore, they reason, protection - to be blatantly unconstitu physical or extreme re it can be banned. It is tional. In handling the other arguments, by Michelle Wietek lational harms. this tempting pre Smolla is much less supportive of the The ongoing efforts of the political Smolla utilizes his sumption of "knowl case for freedom of speech. In one in left to impose a self-serving ideology of model in an explora edge" against which stance he states that an argument can be sensitivity upon America's collective con tion of the relationship we must defend, maqe for a very narrow regulation of sciousness presents a serious danger to between American so Smolla states, because hate speech when it falls under the defi our individual rights and civil liberties. ciety and freedom of beneath it lies intoler nition of "fighting words," and then im While this effort is not limited to univer speech. It is easy to see ance for the message plies that because such a statute will sities, the proliferation of campus speech the First Amendment that flag-burning "reach only a small percentage of hate codes chillingly demonstrates the result as a clear, simple de c 0 mm un i cat es . speech," a further search should be con of the goals of social engineering being fense against censor Speech that appears ducted by would-be regulators to find placed above a constitutional right - the ship and oppression correct and reason legal loopholes. Only at the end of the right of free speech. In chronicling and which, as University of able to the majority or chapter does he almost reluctantly equate critiquing efforts to abridge these rights, Michigan junior the government needs hate speech with other forms of offensive Rodney A. SmoIla's Free Speech in an Open Kathryn Weintraub put it, "lets us live no protection. Dissenting and emotional speech, and conclude that "freedom of Society is a timely and relevant book. without fear of punishment for saying speech do, even when they attack some speech has its costs, and tolerance of Smolla begins by asserting that free the wrong thing, protects those, like art thing held sacred. even the speech of the intolerant is one of dom of thought, conscience, and expres ists or scientists, who might be viewed as Hate speech and the emotional reac them." sion are exalted values, essential to the wacky or dangerous by society, and [most tions it provokes present similar threats While it is gratifying to see Smolla nature of man. He holds that an open importantly] allows us to get drunk with to First Amendment rights. Smolla de continue in his defense of a strict inter culture, in which this freedom is upheld our friends free from the worry that one fines hate speech as verbal attacks based pretation of the First Amendment, and to as being of fundamental importance, of them will call the police the morning on race, ethnicity, religion, or sexual ori see speech codes acknowledged as viola should be the goal sought by all indi after to report seditious speech." These entation. Smolla's chapter on this topic is tions of this right, one may be surprised viduals and nations. Once Smolla has are all eminently reasonable liberties, but interesting for several reasons. In it, he at his apparent reluctance to reach this explained why freedom of speech should when the freedom of speech conflicts reaffirms the "bedrock" principle of the conclusion - especially given the force receive special consideration, however, with other values and rights, the case for First Amendment - speech must be pnr with which he established his constitu he devotes the majority of the book to censorship begins to appear intuitively tected especially when it is disagreed with, tionally-based criteria. In contrast to his identifying the sometimes innocent-look reasonable. It is this tendency to relax in disliked, and thought to be of little value. previous direct and precise arguments, ing challenges to that right and arguing our protection of speech and give in to But the indirect and irresolute manner in Smol1a here seeks to insulate himself from for vigilance in the preservation of indi the "social instinct of censorship" that which he approaches his conclusion is charges of racism before coming to his vidual freedoms. "Neither an open cul Smolla attacks throughout the book. markedly different from his argumenta point. This hesitancy itself demonstrates ture nor an open government comes eas Although the freedom of speech tion in the rest of the book, even though the chilling power that censorship can ily," he writes. "It is in the nature of holds a special place in the hearts of he never abandons the rigorous stan have. If merely stating that hate speech is government to be jealous of secrets and . Americans, it is not the only value which dards which he laid out with such care. constitutional can create fear of persecu confidences; it is a natural reflex to penal we fiercely protect. People also defend Smolla first frames the issue by de tion, making hate speech illegal would ize speech perceived as inimical to na things like national or community sym SCribing eight incidents on various col make the fear of being offensive stifling tional security, social order, or public bols. Flag-burning is an assault on one lege campuses which he believes dem to the point of destroying the freedom of civility." such symbol, and when the Supreme onstrate that racism is a growing prob speech. It is\it ______.... __>;IN~_ .. ~ • ''If. Book Review Educating Our Children for the Future - Our Children & Our Country action would likely violate the separation example. in Western thought helped to change our William J. Bennett of church and state, and that morality nation. It is this slowly, imperfectly self Simon and Schuster must not be taught in school because The. second method of givmg correcting impetus of Western culture Hardcover, 234 pages nobody agrees on which moral values students a sense of moral literacy depends which wi!l.become both our chilren's $19.95 are correct. While it is true that America upon selecting the proper content for the source of liberation, but it will also become is culturally and racially eclectic, it is also curriculum. Bennett suggests a their obligation, for they will be charged by Perry Thompson ----- ._ --.., curriculum based on history, with transmitting it. School choice is an issue that received geography, and civics for Overall, Bennett's ideas on much attention during this year's elementary school students, and educational reform center on one idea: presidential race. For former Secretary of more of the same - along with Truth. He cirgues throughout Our Children Education William Bennett, Choice is just large doses of Western that if they are simply presented with the one of the "three Cs" that are vital to civilization . ~ for secondary whole truth of history and Western reform the educational system. Content school and college students. culture children will develop a sense of and Character round out the list and are Bennett argues that this moral literacy that will equip them to the major focus of Our Children & Our curriculum equips students to function as citizens and allow them to Country, a collection of speeches Bennett . handle the rights and form their own ideas about what is right delivered during his tenure as Secretary .responSibilities that they will and wrong . of Education. have as citizens. Bennett summarizes his argument: Bennett's argument for school choice The needfor geography and is very straightforward. Under the current civics is rather,obvious. A person In short. I am suggesting that the best global system, children must attend public cannot make in-formed de education for American students is the truth school in their district, and Qften a pre - the truth about ourselves, our political cisions about world affairs if he culture, and our intellectual legacy. And the determined one at that. The only cannot even find the relevant area truth about the world, in all its friendly and alternative to this in most states is either on a map. Voting be-comes an hostile aspects, for all its good and all its evil. to pay tuition to attend a private school absurd ex-ercise if one does not Though our scholars and our statesmen are or a public school in another district. understand how the government forever adding to its finer contours. we are~ Most people cannot afford either of these works. most of us. agreed what the bulk of the truth options, so their children are trapped in The need for history is looks like. It is high time. I think. that we their district's public schools regardlesS Similarly important. According began making sure our children can see it too, of the quality of education they are to Bennett, "The study of history receiving. Under the current system, true that there are certain ideals which all is an incubator of critical intelligence." Although Bennett does not claim to schools are not held responsible for their Americans can agree are worthy of This is the case only if history is taught be speaking for our country's citizenry, educational failures. Bennett proposes a pursuit. Likewise, there are qualities of properly. If students are asked only to one hopes that in fact he is. And although system in which parents are free to choose character which Americans can agree are learn dry names and dates, they will his insights are seldom profound, he to send their children to any school. He is virtuous and worthy of transmission to know, for example, that the Declaration effectively illustrates the need to rethink not specific about the details of his plan future generations. Qualities such as of Independence was signed in, 1776, but our approach to public education, in both ~ in Our Children, but most likely he is courage, honesty, and fairness, like the they will have no idea of its significance. structural and curricular ways. referring to the educational tax credits belief in liberty and equality, are things Bennett argues that history classes must that President Bush has proposed. In this that every American can support in be based on critical analYSiS, not rote system, the market would force schools principle. For example, courage can be memorization, if the classes are to be of Perry Thompson is a junior in to deliver a quality education, since failure shown by a soldier resolutely fighting for any use. philosophy and communication and a to do so would result in loss of market his country or an activist opposing a War The study of Western civilization also staff writer for th~~iew. share as parents take their business that he truly believes is unjust. Such is the plays a vital role in Bennett's educational elsewhere. role of moral literacy in Bennett's theory. plan. The main reason for the study of According to Bennett, an education Bennett never suggests that students Western civilization is, sim• .that it is is not vocational training. While in school, be indoctrinated with any particular our civilization. Whether you love it or An Invitation to a person may learn skills that will help ideology. He merely states that children deplore it, if you live in America you are him in the job market, but this is flot what must have some idea of right and wrong influenced by Western culture. Our Lead! he considers to be the primary importance if they are to be able to make meaningful liberal democratic style of government is of an education. Bennett sees an education decisions as adults. Bennett offers two a Western invention, and when there is a The Student Organization Development as preparation for citizenship. As he means by which students may be problem in our society, Western thought Center has created a free seminar series points out, "children in our public schools inculcated with such a moral sense. First, is used to fix it. individually designed to meet the spe are future teachers, statesmen, and they must be given "moral examples." Here Bennett considers the example cific needs of your organization. Current corporate leaders. They are our future He writes: of Martin Luther King, Jr. When King topics include: citizens, our future parents." To confront entered Crozer Theological Seminary to ·Delegation ·Fund-raising future challenges, and to become effective Students cannot be browbeaten into accepting educate himself in order to fight ·Goal Setting -COnflict Management points of view. This would simply be segregation, he did not tum to Afrocentric citizens, children need to gain a sense of ·Problem Solving -Officer Transition indoctrination, which we all deplore. I am diatribes. He immersed himself in the character or "moral literacy." Bennett ·Motivation ·Many more claims that prOviding this moral literacy talking about intellectual honesty and ethical writings of the great Western political candor. To put a student in the presence of a is the most vital role of an education. morally mature adult who speaks honestly to philosophers, from Plato to Mill. He Contact us at 763-5900 so we can design When people begin to speak of them is the surest way to foster their moral turned to these writers to answer a workshop that will build upon your teaching character in school, however, growth. In building character, nothing is as fundamental questions about justice and group's successes. cries immediately resound that such important as the quiet power_of mor~1 the nature of miUl. The answers he found """- - - " - --,-~ ~, --~ ,. , ,,,, -_, ,," ._ ,",,,,,,,,,,," ... ~... _..,., _ ...... -_._ _ ".... , ,..._ _. ~ .,.,. .. _.,,~~~_._ ~- . ------_ """"-' ~ :;;;:-~ ~ ' ''' '''' ~_~V'_-''-' -----.... - 10 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW November 4, 1992 MSA Campaign '!ii'''' Continued from Page 1 most recent code (whichever draft that cause of the group's political activities - three different groups doing the same may be by November 17 and 18); it then we think that they should have to come thing," House said. The savings that MSA's "effectiveness" under C(l,Stu asks students to indicate whether they to MSA, just like any other group that would result from these and other con dents often perceive MSA's relative inac think that any such policypught to be wants funding," House announced. solidations will go to student groups vis tivity this term as evidence of the Pro subject to. student approval by referen CC ijso opposes the increased MSA a vis the BPC if CC has its way. gressive Party's failure, "but the dum. fee of which Zimmerman spoke. Instead, MSA election turnout is tradition Progressives don't have a majority on the Another prominent portion of CC's the party favors a reorganization of the ally rather low, but Zimmerman encour Assembly," he said. platform is devoted to improving educa budget which might even permit a fee aged students to turn out en masse. CC, he charged, is in fact the party tion at the U-M. "Improving the quality cut or a. transition to a voluntary fee. "People perceive MSA as powerless, but which suffers from "political inad, of education on campus is something we "Every time they have a problem, they just because MSA doesn't have much equacy." Slick maneuvering by CC mem started when Jeff Muir was academic want to raise the fee, and they think that power doesn't mean that it can't gain it," bers to take advantage of MSA's parlia affairs chairman, but it has been kind of that will. solve everything instead· of he said. mentary procedure reveals that CCmern dropped now that the Progresaves are in going into the budget and seeing where Zimmerman seems to believe that hers "lack confidence in their own politi charge of it; said House. Specifictarg. our mo~y.is going and how to reorga student support of MSA is critical if the cal ability to defeatproposals~ which for refOrm are easily found. House nOted ni2eit Th(;!reare a tot of things that can be Assembly is to gain credibility in the they oppose, said Zimmerman. that some courses now are worth fewer done to reorganize it, too, like commis admi.nistration's eyes. What Conserva One recent incident that Zimmerman credits than they used to be, and he cited sion and committee reform.. Really use tive Coalition, Progressi\;e Party, and. finds demonstrative of this lack of confi "problems with the tenuring of>profes less committees, like Peace and Justice, Independent candidates must remem dence involved a CC member who left sors" and "problems with class saze" as should just be eliminated." ber, however, is that students will oruy the MSA chamber in order to deprive the the most important foci for aCademic Where lack of utility is not problem begin to respect MSA and take it seri Assembly of a quorum, thereby prevent.. refonn; By voicing such con~ms to the atic, redun~t service provision may ously when the candidates focus on pal ing the passage of a particular proposal. appropriate administrators, House hopes be, and such providers might find their pable, local issues over which they may The proposal in question, had it passed, that MSA win be able to effect positive funding consolidated. " As far as the dif realistically have some effect. But ne would have granted an approximated change. "W,eshould be con~about ferent groups tbatgetmooey, like AATU glecting to oppose a tuition hike and $8,000 bonus to the Ann ArborTenants' students, but the Progressives, seeD:l to and Student Legal5eJ:vkes (Sl.S), a lot of . passing a resolution blaming the U-M Union (AATU), an organization which have ignored them," House said. their functions are redundant. Many police for the LA riots are, shall we say, automatically receives nearly 10 percent House also blasted the Progressives . people are told thattheycangotoAATU, poor ways start. of MSA's half-million donar budget. for a weak record with regard to tuition. SLS or the Gty's services. We don't need ~"wt' Rather than tinker with rules and ''The regents may not say, 'Ob, we won't ",.. abuse technicalities, Zimmerman sug raise tuition·if people come to us and gested, representatives must address the complain,' but the Progressives didn't weighty issues which come before MSA. even send:a letter to the regents «talk to House and Morales framed the con':' them about thetuitionhike," saidHouse~ trast between CC and the Progressives CC plans to. scrutinize MSA's Ji rather differently. Rather than engaging nancesaS well. CurrentIy,·approximately·, in grandiose symbolic gestures (such as 10 percent of MSA's budget goes to sup the Peace and Justice Committee's recent port student groups. The Progressives resolutions blaming the U-M police for cut the funding o(MSA's Budget Priori the Los Angeles riots and renaming Co ties Cornnuttee(BPC) this year, yet it is lumbus Day as Indigenous People's Day), the BPe that funds student groups which CC plans to work with the administra request MSA support. A portion of the tion on palpable issues of importance to BPe' srevQked. funding had been tar students. geted for. the AATU and MCC, said According to House, the party House. "wants to start MSA talking about stu CC intends to push for greater non dent concerns rather than getting off on . MSA-affiliated student involvement on wild tangents." House added that CC is the BPe, as their presence tends to make contacting various student groups to as the evaluation of funding requests more certain which topics students feel need to "objective" and less "politicized/' said be addressed by MSA. House. "The code will be our foremost con CC will alSo try to restructure cern. We are against any type of code AATU's funding "There's no reason why These big 19" x 27" great looking wall posters except that which may be requireq by the AATU should get preferential treat have full color photographs with the season schedule. law," said House. He added that tllere ment," said House. "If students agree Stop by and pick them up while supplies last. will bea ballot issue on the the Statement that it is a good organization - which a It will first ask whether one favors the lot of students have doubts about be- Main Bookstore: Join the post-election debates. 549 East University ArtJEngineering Store and Sigoon to the Michigan Review's MTS computer conference Electronics Showroom: and teD everyone what you think of the presldent-elect and 41 JI~ . 'IA'S 1117 South University Phone: 313-662·3201 the cballenges fadnl! him. Monday-Friday 9:00-6:00 Saturday 9:30-5:00 $source MREV:Forum ~t E THAN A BOOKSTORE Sunday Noon to 4:00 • November 4, 1992 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW 11 Music . ~Jf ,,'h Jesus and Mary Chain Grace State Theater The Jesus and Mary Chain, w/sIg Curve JAMC a modestly-sized, dimly lit concert infectiously wild "Blues From a Gun," The·variety, range, and sheer force of the and Spiritualize hall, and you will get a show that cannot off the Automatic LP, arid followed with a music spared no one during the hour October 30, 1992 be forgotten: provocative, intense, and feedback drenched version of '10 a Hole." plus that the band played. Sta1e Theater dangerous. This was the only The JAMC also covered many of its Detroit, Michigan Last Friday's song on the older Singles, including versions of performance could evening's play list "Sidewalking" and "Gimme Hell" which by Andrew Bockelman best be described as from Psychocandy, had many audience members singing Certain bands just weren't made for short, but sweet The the band's first LP, along with Jim Reid's snarling vocals. touring music festivals or broad daylight show was vaguely which has been The band returned to the stage after performances. Take the Jesus and Mary reminiscent of the hailed by many as an hour for a two song encore, which Chain (JAMC), for example. During last band's earliest days, one of the greatest kicked off with "Nine Million Rainy summer's Lollapalooza II tour, the band when it acquired a albums to come out Days," and ended with the hit alternative was forced to play during the light hours reputation for 15 . of the 1980s. Single (banned in Britain) "Reverence." of the early evening, wedged between minute live shows, Most of the live Jim Reid dosed the night wailing over Pearl Jam and Soundgarden. The full of integrity, with material, was off his brother's guitar, repeatedly crooning, captivating aura of a genuine JAMC no credence to Honey's Dead, "I wanna die just like Jesus Christ. I wanna performance was lost in the process. So theatrics or frills. including such hits die on a,bed of spikes." When the lights when Jim and William Reid, the band's The formula has as liT eenage Lust" came back on, most attendees, looking as leaders, announced their current U.s. always remained and "Sugar Ray." if someone had just seized them violently tour, they vowed not to hit the stage until simple and honest: As could be by the throat, had to collect themselves after the sun went down. walk on stage, play expected, the JAMC before leaving the State. The Rollercoaster U.S. tour is the Jesus the music, and leave. sent the near The opening acts by no means came and Mary Chain, live, in concert, the way The 15-s0ng set capacity crowd into dose to the performance of the JAMe. God intended it to be. The band brought opened with an an uncontrollable . Spiritualize, the first opening act, was its vintage stage show to Detroit's State explosive rendition The Reid brothers, William (I) and Jim (r) frenzy with "Far little more than a poor excuse for noise, Theater last Friday night - a welcome of "Catchfire," off Gone and Out,". "- .', ... -.. ".,.. -,...... ,.."'""" .. " ",~-~ ... ~.,, ·"'·, .. , '''~·,-~...... ~~''...... i ~..:==; . ;;;;,."''''_..... ______12 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW November 4, 1992 Crusty's Corner ~ , ;*, Blind Melon: Vintage Rock, No Dumb Politics by Crusty Muncher from the next guy in the band," explains to be conscerned with a lot of issues in the of post-Chili Peppers crap, and how they As far as I can tell, Blind Melon is the Hoon. "How intimate can that be? The world, but I remember when you liked a hooked up with a record deal I'll never sole new band making truly timeless rock big rock stage isn't our bag. Clubs are band because of the music and that was know. n'roll. Taking the coolest elements of the more realistic, energetic, and intimate. it. There was nothing that came part and Tumbleweed is as psychedelic as it classic stuff (jams a /a the Allman Broth It's fun to be elbow to elbow." parcel with a band. These days there's gets in 1992. Influenced by the same six ers and old Carly Simon melodies), lead You mean no big shows with a zillion just too many political statements, and ties bands that inspire the melodies of vocalist Shannon Hoon and his band have TV screens, twice as many lights, and that steals the focus away from the mu Ride, Blur, and the Charlatans u.K., these mixed in little tinges of earthy funk and deep political ramble between each and sic." Aussie bohemians sludge out their riffs seventies arena rock stomp, resulting in every tune? in the good old MC5/ Mudhoney man an album that still manages to sound "I like bands who just stick to the No Doubt, a ska band from Orange ner. In fact, Mudhoney's Mark Arm pro contemporary. Kinda a post-modern goddamn music," says Hoon. "It's great County, California, will play the Blind duced a single for the guys a while back. thing, a mix of the old Pig this Thursday, No Weedseed is the name of the LP ... with the new, but not en vember 5. They will per Detroit's own Junk Monkeys have tirely a rehash. Get it? fonn with reggae great released Bliss, their third album for Metal Blind Melon's arena Palo Banton in support Blade Records. Why is it that if an ugly rock roots (Aerosmith, of their Interscope midwestern band wear flannels, have Allmans) poke through, Records debut, thirteen goofy haircuts, and do not crank the dis but after a tour with Ouy tunes that sound some tortion knob all the way up they come off Osbourne and Alice in thing like a blend of a sounding exactly like the Replacements? Chains, the band found swing band with old that the big venues are Fishbone and the Brand not where they belong. 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