Weaknesses in the Nurture Hypotheses. Nurture says that stereotypes have a large effect on children's attitudes toward themselves, which is why they are so damaging. Do they? Did the expectations of the older ladies in "The Music Man" affect the little girls of the 60s? (Multiply by a thousand other examples - still not much effect.)
The 30-Year Success Story the FDA ignored Ruxandra likes the Australian model
The Gospel of Shut Up David Foster sends along this tale of criticising Hamas and paying for it at Guelph University
Are Girls Smarter Than Boys? According to Cremieux, the new study just means "I can win this argument if you let me redefine all the words"
Government jobs are among the least merit-based in America, prone to nepotism, affirmative action, political appointment, longevity and tenure, Old Boy (and now Old Girl) networks, and outright bribery. Yet imagine if it were the one area where merit was most sacrosanct. There would be a prestige that attracted talent. It would require a massive reform effort; likely no one would attempt it. But Singapore does it, and Lipton Matthews compares the result to the UK and Jamaica
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