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704:". While discussing using language to express thought, Orwell mentions the claim held by Chase and others that abstract words are meaningless, and their use of this claim as a pretext for advocating a kind of political quietism. He adds, "One need not swallow such absurdities as this, but one ought to recognise that the present political chaos is connected with the decay of language, and that one can probably bring about some improvement by starting at the verbal end. If you simplify your English, you are freed from the worst follies of orthodoxy. You cannot speak any of the necessary dialects, and when you make a stupid remark its stupidity will be obvious, even to yourself." 1361: 326:, under the heading of "Free Enterprise into 'X'", Chase listed 18 characteristics of political economy that he had observed among Russia, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Spain between 1913 and 1942. Chase labeled this phenomenon "... something called 'X'". Characteristics include the following: 435: 173:
with members of the First American Trade Union Delegation and was the co-author of a book that praised Soviet experiments in agricultural and social management. In 1932, Chase wrote
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Stuart Chase and others have come near to claiming that all abstract words are meaningless, and have used this as a pretext for advocating a kind of political quietism.
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Chase married Margaret Hatfield in 1914 and had two children, Sonia and Robert. He and Margaret were divorced in 1929, and one year later, he married Marian Tyler, a
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programs of President Lyndon B. Johnson.... Mr. Chase opposed warfare and aligned himself with isolationists who opposed United States entry into World War II.
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The enlistment of young men and women in youth corps devoted to health, discipline, community service and ideologies consistent with those of the authorities.
1396: 749: 1406: 102:, to public accountant Harvey Stuart Chase and Aaronette Rowe. His family had been living in New England since the 17th century. He attended the 169:, discussing advertisements that promise but fail to deliver products as advertised to customers who order them. In 1927, Chase traveled to the 536: 244:), stating that its citizens, trade unions and farmers "had no power" despite the claims of Communist supporters. Chase also dismissed the 39: 1340: 218: 305:, "Why should the Soviets have all the fun remaking a world?" That was a reference to the "socialist experiment" in the Soviet Union. 22:(March 8, 1888 – November 16, 1985) was an American economist, social theorist, and writer. His writings covered topics as diverse as 1411: 960: 188: 54: 342:
The underwriting of social security by the government – old-age pensions, mothers' pensions, unemployment insurance, and the like.
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Chapman, Richard N (1992). "A Critique of Advertising: Stuart Chase on the 'Godfather of Waste'". In Danna, Sammy Richard (ed.).
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died yesterday at his home in Redding, Conn. He was 97 years old.... During the 1960s, Mr. Chase was a strong advocate of the
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Soviet Russia in the Second Decade – A Joint Survey by the Technical Staff of the First American Trade Union Delegation
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book series 1942–46, guide lines to America's future as reported to the Twentieth Century Fund by Stuart Chase
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in 1910 as a public accountant. After graduating, Chase became part of his father's accounting firm in Boston.
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article, "Nineteen Propositions About Communism," Chase criticized the government of the Soviet Union (
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Westbrook, Robert B. (1980). "Tribune of the Technostructure: The Popular Economics of Stuart Chase".
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Modernization from the Other Shore: American Intellectuals and the Romance of Russian Development
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In the commission, Chase conducted investigations on waste and corruption, one of them being the
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who collaborated with him on several of his books; she survived him by three and a half years.
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The last sentence of Chase's book is, 'Why should Russians have all the fun remaking a world?'
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The underwriting of employment by the government, either through armaments or public works.
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A Generation of Industrial Peace: Thirty years of labor relations at Standard Oil Company
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Soviet Russia in the second decade; American trade union delegation to the Soviet union
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as "our minuscule menace" whose members consisted of "a high proportion of frustrated
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Chase spent his early political career supporting "a wide range of reform causes: the
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The Life and Writings of Stuart Chase (1888–1985): From an Accountant's Perspective
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Benton MacKaye: Conservationist, Planner, and Creator of the Appalachian Trail
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Heavy taxation, with special emphasis on the estates and incomes of the rich.
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An executive arm growing at the expense of the legislative and judicial arms.
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Stuart Chase, an economist and member of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's
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as having said, "Common sense is that which tells us the world is flat."
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Roads to Agreement: Successful methods in the science of human relations
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The control of banking, credit and security exchanges by the government.
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in which he introduced the social sciences to several college campuses.
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The underwriting of food, housing, and medical care, by the government.
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Danger – Men Talking! a Background Book on Semantics and Communication
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Chase, Stuart (1952-04-05). "Nineteen Propositions About Communism".
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New York, The Macmillan company, 1934. Available via the Hathi Trust
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Advertising and Popular Culture: Studies in Variety and Versatility
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Chase is famous for the rhetorical question at the end of his book
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In 1921, Chase joined, along with economic philosopher Veblen, the
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In 1917, Chase left accounting and took a position with the
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The use of deficit spending to finance these underwritings.
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more difficult by confusing the innocent with the guilty."
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Tugwell, Rexford G; Dunn, Robert W; Chase, Stuart (1928).
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The abandonment of gold in favor of managed currencies.
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Stuart Chase Brief life of a public thinker: 1888–1985
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Chase, Stuart; Tugwell, Rexford; Dunn, Robert (1928).
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Chase, Stuart (1888–1985), social theorist and writer
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Guides to Straight Thinking, With 13 Common Fallacies
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Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
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New York, The Macmillan company, 1932. 425:. New York, Macmillan, 1925, 1929 and 1937 225:. After the war, Chase became involved in 1151: 1145: 840: 815:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1400950 597:: special interests vs the public welfare 883: 809:. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. 798: 796: 794: 792: 790: 748: 522:New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co, 1938. 436:Prosperity Fact or Myth. Paper Books, NY 385: 267:and demagogues ... make the work of the 1321:. New York: The Twentieth Century Fund. 1122: 1120: 1118: 1037: 910: 366:The control of agricultural production. 1407:People from Somersworth, New Hampshire 1369: 1256: 802: 378:Control of industry without ownership. 195:got the phrase from Chase is unknown. 1314: 1284: 1216: 1204: 1192: 1126: 836: 834: 787: 744: 742: 740: 674: 577:: a budget of our needs and resources 539:). Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1939. 106:from 1907 to 1908 and graduated from 104:Massachusetts Institute of Technology 30:(1839-1897), by economic philosopher 1115: 949:FREDERICK SCHLINK, CONSUMER WATCHDOG 563:The Road We Are Traveling: 1914–1942 1285:Nixon, Richard (October 30, 1969). 1259:The Penguin Essays of George Orwell 700:mentioned Chase in his 1946 essay " 369:The control of labor organizations. 13: 1103:. New York: The John Day company. 831: 737: 686:. Amsterdam: Elsevier JAI, 2005. 14: 1428: 1334: 1157:"Remembering 'the forgotten man'" 1045:Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 702:Politics and the English Language 357:The control of natural resources. 330:A strong, centralized government. 215:United States non-interventionism 191:. Whether Roosevelt speechwriter 181:. He also wrote a cover story in 1412:20th-century American economists 1359: 1261:. London: Penguin. p. 359. 1013:"Marian Tyler Chase, Author, 92" 451:Mexico – A Study of Two Americas 444:The Nemesis of American Business 278:, Chase lent his support to the 1341:Mexico: A Study of Two Americas 1328:A Companion to American Thought 1278: 1250: 1222: 1090: 1063: 1031: 1005: 276:Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson 979: 953: 942: 931: 904: 877: 585:Where's the money coming from? 484:Technocracy: An Interpretation 363:The control of transportation. 360:The control of energy sources. 311:Language in Thought and Action 256:— a tragic group, this last." 16:American economist (1888–1985) 1: 1392:Economists from New Hampshire 730: 621:Harper & Brothers 1948. 296: 93: 86:. In 1929 Chase co-founded 42:, though Chase was broadly a 890:. Harvard University Press. 681:Vangermeersch, Richard G. J. 7: 1358:(public domain audiobooks) 884:Engerman, David C. 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Schlink 291:Redding, Connecticut 200:The Tyranny of Words 160:Technocracy movement 117:and staff member at 67:The Tragedy of Waste 1291:presidency.ucsb.edu 938:Stuart Chase Papers 713:message to Congress 246:Communist Party USA 242:dominated by Stalin 133:Food Administration 88:Consumers' Research 84:consumer protection 1207:, pp. 57, 58. 1133:. pp. 20–21. 1017:The New York Times 993:. 18 November 1985 843:American Quarterly 759:The New York Times 707:In 1969 President 675:Responses to Chase 611:For this we fought 401:Your Money's Worth 259:Chase also quoted 198:Chase's 1938 book 179:Franklin Roosevelt 167:Your Money's Worth 156:Technical Alliance 108:Harvard University 98:Chase was born in 72:Your Money's Worth 1387:General semantics 1268:978-0-14-139546-3 1083:978-0-8018-6902-0 924:978-0-87972-527-3 897:978-0-674-03652-9 824:978-0-19-860669-7 692:978-0-7623-1213-9 575:Goals for America 555:When the war ends 282:administration's 261:Herbert Philbrick 208:general semantics 24:general 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Index

general semantics
Henry George
Thorstein Veblen
Fabian socialism
Soviet Union to around 1930
modern American liberal
single tax
women's suffrage
birth control
socialism
Your Money's Worth
corporate
advertising
consumer protection
Consumers' Research
Somersworth, New Hampshire
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard University
violinist
The Nation
Food Administration
Federal Trade Commission
Washington, D.C.
meat-packing industry
Upton Sinclair
Technical Alliance
Technocracy movement
Soviet Union
Franklin Roosevelt
The New Republic

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