> I think he was joking, but it does reflect a very common
> attitude among economists.
I think Jim is right. That was an old joke at the MIT. Sociology is just too hard, economics is easier.
> PK doesn't treat sociology
> with any respect, as far as I know.
I don't know about that, but he does respect political scientists -- his colleagues at Princeton at least. He's been studying them since he entered the political debate after joining the NYT op-ed page.
Julio