Was Yale a second tier school in the late nineteenth century?
On Sat, Jul 30, 2005 at 04:27:16PM -0700, Jim Devine wrote:
> I don't know if Yale has been consistent or not in being such a
> bulwark, but one possible reason is that Harvard didn't have to prove
> its establishmentarian credentials. It's like some or all of the
> "second tier" economics programs, which push mathematics much harder
> than MIT.
>
> On 7/30/05, Michael Perelman <michael at ecst.csuchico.edu> wrote:
> > >From the time of Wm. G. Sumner, Yale has been a bulwark of the right -- perhaps
> > moreso than any ivy league college [Dartmouth never had much influence]. Why Yale?
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> "Imagine believing in the control of inflation by curbing the money
> supply! That is like deciding to stop your dog fouling the sidewalk by
> plugging up its rear end. It is highly unlikely to succeed, but if it
> does it kills the hound." -- Michael D. Stephens.
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