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The only thing that differs between other professions and politics is that there is the requirement for the politician not to be selfish. In the other professions, people act in their own interest, and if they go too far in their own interest, they will run afoul of the law...
A. I believe those who hold public office are held to a higher ethical standard than those in other professions. That is as it should be. However, other professions do have codes of ethics. There is almost unanimity on certain basic values, which are enduring, whether you are a journalist...
There is no excuse for this. Other professions have meetings of unpredictable length and accommodate by not overbooking. Surgery and emergencies? Pshaw, the last time I squatted forever in a waiting room, it was for a dermatologist. The doctor keeps you waiting because he has power over you, like a...
These same criticisms apply to Harvard's half-hearted efforts to attract women and minority scholars. Harvard must do more to fill up the pipeline with women and minority graduate students. By making academic professions more attractive to potential scholars, Harvard can help make academia more diverse.
As a result, women compose more than 70 percent of unskilled labor, thus being the group lowest paid and, with the new economic reforms, the first laid off. In white-collar fields women are encouraged to pursue careers in education and medicine, both poorly paid professions. Even though women constitute...