Rachel Laudan

Last week Onkel Bob posted a long response to my post, Bread first or beer first? A bad question. He made several interesting points but the most important point, to which he kept returning, was “How did agriculture start at all?” or “What prompted widespread fields?”
That’s an interesting question.  But in my opinion it is [...]

Percentage rise in price in Mexican supermarkets from29 April to 5 May
Chlorox   234
Mayo           27.7
Eggs             12.5
Fideos         21.6
Beans           54
Guavas        40   (on account of their high vitamin C content)
Average number of carts in line for each cashier last weekend     15
Fall in sales of pork    70-90%
Fall in price of live pigs 22 pesos to 11 pesos (per kilo presumably)
Number [...]

Probably there’s no one in Mexico who does not feel a little assaulted by the (understandble) international reaction.  Mexico should have reacted more quickly!  Mexico over reacted! It’s all a conspiracy between the International Monetary Fund and the drug companies!  Please don’t leave the country!  Don’t leave the country, you’re not welcome here!
For what it’s [...]