"Many 'hard' scientists regard the term 'social science'……" — Michael Kinsley
"Many 'hard' scientists regard the term 'social science' as an oxymoron. Science means hypotheses you can test, and prove or disprove. Social science is little more than observation putting on airs."
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Michael Kinsley
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24 Quotes by Michael Kinsley
Michael Kinsley has 24 quotes on this site.
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Among the social sciences, economists are the snobs. Economics, with its numbers and graphs and curves, at least has the…
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The definition of a gaffe is when a politician tells the truth.
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In those days, the late 1970s, one of the leading politicians was a soon-to-be uncle by marriage of Arnold Schwarzenegger,…
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The takings clause of the Fifth Amendment is for conservatives what the equal protection clause of the 14th is for…
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Conservatives and liberals alike have been waiting for this moment for a third of a century.
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If sexual intercourse, as the poets tell us, began in 1963, it was another decade and a half before the…
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I have a saying: the scandal isn't what's illegal, the scandal is what's legal.
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The logic is often far-fetched - how does medical marijuana affect interstate commerce? - and some conservatives would like judges…
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He's nice enough not to want to be associated with a nasty remark but not nice enough not to make…
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In 1977, at least, he wished to have people believe that he shared and was proud of an attitude toward…
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It wouldn't be fair to say that conservatives cherish property the way liberals cherish equality. But it would be fair…
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Anything that keeps a politician humble is healthy for democracy.
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Lexington did launch its air group when a Japanese carrier was reported.
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Kisses, even to the air, are beautiful.
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Obviously, the young dancers lack a certain air of maturity.
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The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world.
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