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  • Re: Re: Speaking of XX, again


    I agree that it’s foolish for UC Davis to rescind its invitation to Summers to speak—even if his comments were foolish and ill-informed , as I argued two years ago. But the problem with Christina Hoff Sommers’ piece—and the reason I don’t find it all Read More...
  • Re: Speaking of XX, again


    But surely this was Sommers' point: How will we ever be able to talk about sex differences in an interesting way if we're not allowed to study them? If the subject is an academic taboo, then the same old cliches will just live on for another generation. Read More...
  • Re: Speaking of xx


    Yes, Larry Summers should be able to speak at Davis. He's done his time (and lost his job). But I'm not ready to says he's a hero for telling it like it is about women and the sciences, which is what Sommers implies. During the fracas over his remarks Read More...
  • Speaking of XX


    Christina Hoff Sommers has an interesting op-ed in the WSJ today about the academic struggles ignited over former Harvard President Larry Summers remarks about why women are not better represented in the hard sciences. On one hand an invitation for Summers Read More...

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