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Richard K. Vedder:

June O’Neill and David O’Neill spend more than 240 pages demonstrating, often in elaborate detail, why this belief is wrong. Differences in pay might reflect discriminatory treatment, and no doubt once did so considerably—for example, in significant racially based occupational discrimination in the South. In the past decade or two, however, the reality is that the pay differences between men and women or between races are largely and often entirely explained by group characteristics other than prejudicial attitudes concerning race or gender. 

Courtesy of William F. Trench, Andrew G. Cowles Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Trinity University:

Made me laugh.

(Link via my older daughter.)

"The 15 Highest-Paying College Majors".

"Where Job Growth Will Come Over This Decade".

"The Best and Worst Careers, Based on Job Outlook and Work Environment".

(I wish I had learned more about being an actuary when I was in high school.)

Megan McArdle makes an excellent point.

This was one reason why I wasn’t so excited about spending on infrastructure as a way to stimulate the economy. Infrastructure has maintenance costs. Over time, it entrenches itself in the community, and becomes hard to change, even if it turns out to have been a mistake.

Rob Wile, Business Insider, "Relax, There's No 'War on Coal'".

Matthew Yglesias, Slate, "Obama's War on Coal is a Good Idea".

Somebody should have told the poor woman.

Describes the student body mostly as:
Arrogant, Broken Spirit, Closeminded

Describes the faculty mostly as:
Arrogant, Condescending, Unhelpful

This article, on the other hand, is quite encouraging. Inspirational, even.

Also encouraging is this: "A Girl and a .22".