[On affirmative action:] Universities give a boost in admissions for other factors besides race, factors that bring no social benefit, such as athletic ability, celebrity of parents, and alumni connections. It is remarkable how little agitation there is against those… — Barbara Bergmann Copy Share Image
Whether the flavour of economic advice you like is conservative or liberal, you will find that flavour available from some 'reputable' economist, since there… — Barbara Bergmann Copy Share Image
The liberation of women from exclusive domesticity did not originate in feminist books, or a war, or a big inflation, although they contributed to… — Barbara Bergmann Copy Share Image
To be a housewife is to be a member of a very peculiar occupation, one with characteristics like no other. The nature of the… — Barbara Bergmann Copy Share Image
[On affirmative action:] Universities give a boost in admissions for other factors besides race, factors that bring no social benefit, such as athletic ability,… — Barbara Bergmann Copy Share Image
[Economists' advice] is something like patent medicine - people know it is largely manufactured by quacks and that a good percentage of the time… — Barbara Bergmann Copy Share Image
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