Larry Summers response to your question on the podcast comparing Harvard's treatment of Jews in the 1920s to its treatment of Asians today was just historically wrong! The genteel and muted documentation of today's education administrators compared to the blatantly anti-Semitic phrasings of a century ago just highlights the differences i…
Larry Summers response to your question on the podcast comparing Harvard's treatment of Jews in the 1920s to its treatment of Asians today was just historically wrong! The genteel and muted documentation of today's education administrators compared to the blatantly anti-Semitic phrasings of a century ago just highlights the differences in the way people spoke then and now -- public Americans spoke and wrote much more frankly and colorfully then. Today polite anti-Semites and racists are much more careful about what they say and write. Style has changed, but not the prejudice.
Larry Summers response to your question on the podcast comparing Harvard's treatment of Jews in the 1920s to its treatment of Asians today was just historically wrong! The genteel and muted documentation of today's education administrators compared to the blatantly anti-Semitic phrasings of a century ago just highlights the differences in the way people spoke then and now -- public Americans spoke and wrote much more frankly and colorfully then. Today polite anti-Semites and racists are much more careful about what they say and write. Style has changed, but not the prejudice.