By Samuel L. Myers, Jr. (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Policy analysts talk of what William Dunn calls "The Error of the Third Type." Unlike Type I and Type II errors, well known to students of statistics, errors of the third type refer not to rejecting or accepting null hypotheses when they are true or false. These errors refer to finding the right … [Read more...] about “The Error of the Third Type” Samuel L. Myers, Jr. (January-February 1995 P&R Issue)
“American Indian Reparations” by Ronald L. Trosper (November-December 1994 P&R Issue)
By Ronald L. Trosper (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) The experience of American Indians in obtaining reparations from the federal government should interest those who seek similar actions with respect to Black Americans. American Indians have received three types of reparations: (1) cash payments, through the operation of the Indian Claims Commission and the … [Read more...] about “American Indian Reparations” by Ronald L. Trosper (November-December 1994 P&R Issue)
“Racial-Ethnic Categories: Do They Matter?” by Lawrence Wright & Chester Hartman (November-December 1994 P&R Issue)
By Lawrence Wright & Chester Hartman (Click here to view the entire issue) Last fall, the House Subcommittee on Census, Statistics and Postal Personnel, chaired by Rep. Thomas Sawyer (D-OH), held a series of hearings on modification of the existing racial categories used by the Census and on the larger question of whether it is proper for the government to classify … [Read more...] about “Racial-Ethnic Categories: Do They Matter?” by Lawrence Wright & Chester Hartman (November-December 1994 P&R Issue)
“Glass Ceilings and Bottomless Pits: Making Welfare a Women’s Issue” by Randy Albelda & Chris Tilly (November-December 1994 P&R Issue)
By Randy Albelda & Chris Tilly (Click here to view the entire issue) Why hasn't welfare become more of a women's issue? Welfare, or more formally Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), which supports single mothers and their children, is under attack as never before. In the last few years, growing numbers of state governments have imposed or proposed … [Read more...] about “Glass Ceilings and Bottomless Pits: Making Welfare a Women’s Issue” by Randy Albelda & Chris Tilly (November-December 1994 P&R Issue)
“Who Really Can Claim Innocence?,” by john a. powell (November-December 1994 P&R Issue)
By john a. powell (Click here to view the entire issue) Ain't nobody paid for slavery yet, about my forty acres and a mule. - Oscar Brown, Jr. The question of whether African Americans should receive reparations, raised a number of times in the past, has been criticized, rejected, or simply ignored. It may be time to raise the issue again. However, if we are to raise … [Read more...] about “Who Really Can Claim Innocence?,” by john a. powell (November-December 1994 P&R Issue)
