tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post1337763853585363179..comments2024-03-18T06:41:03.841-04:00Comments on Facts & other stubborn things: Would we be better off with scientists and engineers as politicians?Evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259004160963531720noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-84910255083617232342012-02-15T21:36:56.534-05:002012-02-15T21:36:56.534-05:00FWIW I'm an engineer and I certainly don't...FWIW I'm an engineer and I certainly don't want to see a government of engineers.Currenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08645195276844244481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-43381375885428056682012-02-15T15:55:41.913-05:002012-02-15T15:55:41.913-05:00I disagree strongly. While individual social scie...I disagree strongly. While individual social scientists would certainly be helpful and even necessary in any government, an entire government of them would be even more damaging than the political economy that's in place today. What I would worry about is the strong actuarial influence on policy (cf. Bernard Harcourt). There will always be a place for humanists.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259004160963531720noreply@blogger.com