Posted by Todd Zywicki: What are the Rules on Evolution? [1]Paul Krugman explains that the reason that there aren't more conservative scientists is because they are skeptical of evolution (silly, of course, but accept it for a moment), whereas the left believes in evolution. "Thirty years ago, attacks on science came mostly from the left; these days, they come overwhelmingly form the right, and have the backing of leading Republicans."
Yet when Lawrence Summers invokes evolutionary theory as a hypothesis to explain sex differences with respect to the performance of female scientists, he was pilloried--by the left. I'm getting a bit of a headache here trying to keep track of the rules on when it is or is not appropriate to invoke evolutionary theories in the modern academy. Is there a flowchart or scorecard or something to which I can refer when in doubt? Incidentally, my impression is that contra Krugman, most of those who are consistent evolutionary analysts tend to be libertarians and conservatives (often Hayek-influenced). References 1. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/05/opinion/05krugman.html?hp _______________________________________________ Volokh mailing list [email protected] http://highsorcery.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh
