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According to an online blog post by Jared Bernstein of the Economic Policy Institute, Mankiw had previously criticized certain supply-side arguments—namely, that lowering tax rates could actually generate more tax revenue—and then reversed his opinion while working in Washington...
Social Studies’ sense of itself as a particularly rigorous academic specialty has nevertheless lived on, a fact of which today’s students are only too aware. Bernstein said, “Social Studies has a cache to it, and some seniors have told me that they didn’t know what to do and they chose Social Studies because of its prestige.” She added, “Social Studies is a major commitment. We reject a few students—a very few—because of their academic record, but it?...
...tactics because it is so difficult to communicate to freshmen what exactly the concentration is, and Social Studies does not have the space for students to dabble and then switch—Social Studies needs, more than any other concentration, for students to get it right the first time. Bernstein said, “The process [of switching concentrations] is painful for students and it is painful for us; I want to stress to freshmen a need for self-reflection, not a need for fear...
...Bernstein said, “Who can blame freshmen for choosing a prestigious concentration in the spring of their first year? It’s a very high-pressured situation, and an easy decision is to follow the prestige...
...solution is to rid Social Studies of its dubiously warranted prestige and image as an intellectual haven within the College—something that Social Studies is loathe to do. When questioned about Social Studies’ relation to other concentrations, Bernstein reiterated the difficulty of the concentration and the need for students to reflect on what they are committing to. Tuck said, “I think Social Studies’ reputation is good for the concentration—that kind of self-confidence is good for work. People want to be a part of an interesting group...