Wednesday July 13, 2005

Hobson Lives!

Those of you who remember my post on Hobson’s vs. Hobbesian choice—and my subsequent correspondence with Kurt Andersen on the subject—might be interested to know that, though arcane, “Hobson’s choice” is alive and well, at least in Hoosick, N.Y. There, it serves as the name of a shop that deals in dried flowers that A. and I passed on our way back from Vermont this weekend. It’s a funny name for a retailer when you think about it, since Hobson’s customer service policy was pretty draconian, but I guess that’s the way they are up north.

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