Larry Summers and Home Economics (for those of us “who find economics too tricky”)

So I don’t know if anyone else remembers reading this Newsweek article that came out in the aftermath of the Summers controversy, but I think it contains a few gems that we really should keep in mind.  If he thought that these quotes would score him any points with women, he really is quite dense.  

“Starting in the fall, Harvard will offer home economics for women who find economics too tricky,” said Summers, who called the move “long overdue.”

Summers said that the new courses would help women at Harvard improve their grade point averages, adding, “When it comes to getting busy in the kitchen, women are second to none.”

In a meeting with the protesters, Summers promised that he would recruit additional women to the Harvard faculty but refused to tell the protesters how many. “I don’t want to fill your heads with a lot of big numbers you won’t understand,” he said.

You would think that if he really was a smart guy that he’d be able to apply some critical thinking to his own views on women and realize how dumb they are.