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...organization of the book does not allow for such philosophizing. The first half of the book outlines general forms of human behavior within an economic context, while the second half of the book applies those concepts to real-life behavior. While the examples Schelling provides—such as racial organization in a neighborhood—clearly illustrate the concepts, they do not feel as relevant as they did in the late seventies. It is true that such events are important, but they are no longer attention-grabbing front page news. An in-depth discussion of nuclear proliferation, the topic...
...second half of the book is more purely illustrative than instructive. It seems as though a separate book should be written for the three issues he discusses, namely neighborhood racial tensions, social interaction, and gene selection. The social interaction section especially, is more math-heavy; while it is nothing more complicated than basic arithmetic and algebra, its sheer volume is overwhelming. What’s more, there is no final chapter that ties the first two halves of the book together, binding theory and commentary. Had Schelling done that, the book would have been more memorable...
...Fight Over Affirmative Action in Michigan The man behind the California racial preference ban is back at it again, this time in Michigan, where his ballot initiative could prevail over a strong, organized opposition
...Fight Over Affirmative Action in Michigan The man behind the California racial preference ban is back at it again, this time in Michigan, where his ballot initiative could prevail over a strong, organized opposition
...part, Ford is trying to ignore the mudslinging, making just one comment about the racial undertones in the Republican ads when he told the Chattanooga Times-Free Press that the television ad "injects a little race into this thing, the way they have me pictured." He also refuses to discuss his family. Neither criticizing or defending them, Ford says only that he loves them but is not responsible for their flaws...