Talk:Stuart Chase

Florence Kelley

Florence Kelley is identified as a Fabian Socialist. By that I take it to mean she is believed to be a member of the Fabian Society in Great Britain. Having read two books about the Fabian Society, I found no reference to her membership. She is of sufficient prominence that I would expect that if she were a member that fact would have been referenced. Lack of evidence is not adequate for me to insist she was not a member, or to alter the text. Is there a citation to her membership?

However, if she were so identified simply because it is believed she shared the views of he Fabian Society then the reference should be deleted. Identification should be based on membership or upon the subject's stated viewpoint. If she was not member, and she did not claim identification then the term should not be used. For example, if "Sam" said he favored a republican form of government, it would be incorrect to identify Sam as a Republican. LAWinans (talk) 05:23, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

Howard Scott

The contextless remark about Howard Scott and Technocracy seems pretty useless. Even well within Chase's lifetime these had become matters that few people remembered. Now, I imagine not one American in 100 would recognize either name. - Jmabel | Talk 02:17, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Both subjects (Scott & Technocracy) have received a great deal of attention in the last two years. I removed the inflammatory aspect of the remark (which seemed pointless and is not cited) and kept the overall intention which was to let people know that TechInc and the Technical Alliance were vital parts of Chases life and formed an important aspect of his thinking. skip sievert (talk) 16:16, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

I suggest that you add to the selected bibliography The road we are traveling, 1914-1942 guide lines to America's future as reported to the Twentieth Century Fund by Stuart Chase. Published 1942 by The Twentieth Century Fund in New York . See

Hypercallipygian (talk) 22:01, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

References

Recent visibility of "The Road We Are Traveling" and Stuart Chase (March 2012)

FYI: On his website The Blaze [1] Glenn Beck links the Progressive views of Stuart Chase to current Progressive views (Saul Alinsky, the Clintons, US President Obama, and others on the American Left and the world Left). This aspect may become something to include if it gains more publicity. Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 05:14, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

YouTube video link [2] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.208.22.16 (talk) 17:05, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Stuart Chase Wikipedia Critic

The Wikipedia article on Stuart Chase is written by several authors. The article was originally written in October of the year 2005 and was later revised up until December of the year 2009. This article gives a very short summary on Stuart Chase’s life and some of his activism in society during the progressive era and his lifetime. Though the Wikipedia article gives some background and some information on the economist Stuart Chase, it is not a reliable source due to its poor writing and lack of information. In an American National Biography article, The Oxford Companion to United States History written by Norman Silber, more information about Stuart Chase is revealed. This article elaborated on Stuart Chase’s life, all of his achievements, and influences on others and society. When comparing the American National Biography article and the Wikipedia article, it is obvious that the Wiki article is unreliable. What are missing in the Wikipedia article are details specifically on Chase’s activism, importance and impacts on society. For example, one of the key points in Chase’s life that the Wiki article fails to talk about is how he becomes part of the Food Administration of the Federal Trade Commission and the “Technical Alliance”. These events are important because they changed Chase’s career and views on what was happening in society in the 1920’s. Also, the Wikipedia article can incorporate more books that were written by Stuart Chase and then elaborate on why these books impacted the readers and society in general. Also, the Wikipedia article is poorly organized and structured. This could be improved if all of the information would be placed in separate sections such as categories and sub categories and so on. For example, the first part/section or the introduction could be a brief summary of Stuart Chase’s life without adding too much detail, information or go into depth. Then the following part could be titled “early life” which would talk about Chase’s early life and life events before becoming a known economist; this part would give an explanation on how and why he came to be the important person he was. The following sections could be about Chase’s life as an economist and his influence on society. Another section could be Stuart Chase’s personal life, success as an economist, and his impacts in society after his death, which the article currently dose not contain. The importance of having the article in several categories is so that the information can be fully detailed and explained without making the article confusing and overwhelming and to try to avoid making all the information seem scattered around. The references used to form the Wikipedia article are mostly from books and some article. The most common book are, “The Road We Are Traveling” by Stuart Chase, “Tribute of the Technostructure: The Popular Economics of Stuart Chase” by Robert B Westbrook and a New York Times Article, “A New Deal” from November 1985. These sources are somewhat reliable because they are written by Stuart Chase himself and by other researchers. It could be improved if scholars who know more about Chase and/or the progressive era specifically the economist topic wrote the references. This could make the article more professional and useful. Most of this article lacks detail and information. Some of the information that’s is missing in the Stuart Chase Wikipedia Article is curtail because it is needed to understand his economist view on what was happening in his era. In conclusion, the Wikipedia Article of Stuart Chase is poorly written which makes the article unreliable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JulieGiron09 (talk • contribs) 01:44, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

Then why didn't you edit the article instead of spending time writing that gibberish? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.132.196.222 (talk) 22:46, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

Presidential Advisor: Brain Trust or Kitchen Cabinet?

The New York Times places Stuart Chase in FDR's Brain Trust in their obituary, but Chase's grandson William Alan Hodson puts him in the Kitchen Cabinet. [3]

Progressingamerica (talk) 14:53, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

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