Mr. Rifkin's Pipe Dream

Mark this one as classic: "Professional worrier Jeremy Rifkin's pronouncements always remind me of the characterization by one-time Speaker of the House of Representatives Thomas B. Reed of his political opponents, 'They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.' "

Tech Central Station is definitely classifying Jeremy Rifkin where he belongs - in the same category as nutbars and lunatics.

Which is nice, considering Rifkin has just published a new book entitled "The European Dream."

There is some great stuff here...

"it is useful to consider briefly Rifkin's previously published views on other subjects. In "Beyond Beef," he asserts that "the statistics linking domestic violence and quarrels over beef are both revealing and compelling." He believes that men use meat as "a means of conditioning women to accept a subservient status in society." The evidence? He quotes a woman battered by her husband: "It would start off with him being angry over a trivial thing like cheese instead of meat on a sandwich." Oh.