Will historicize for food, coffee

Which college majors have the highest unemployment rates, according to the Washington Post?

I'm proud to say that the 'Liberal Arts' (which includes my discipline, history) took the bronze medal - with an unemployment rate of 9.4%.

Since that is lower than the rate here in Rhode Island, I propose we tweak the Richard Florida thesis somewhat, and say f**k the creative class.  Import historians!  Think of the multiplier effects!

I can't think of any multiplier effects.  Good thing I'm not an economist.  If there were any justice at all, those people would have come in first (especially the 'freshwater' variety).

For the few 70s-era dead-enders who actually think history is a social science...those people came in 4th, with an 8.9% rate.

The worst rate?  Architects.  Is it any wonder that Shana and I don't have any money?  And that the country is presently filled with whiny white Tea Partiers, contemplating the 'victimhood' of John Galt?

The major with the lowest unemployment rate?  Its a tie between health and education.  Illness and ignorance never go into recession, do they?

the Cry Wolf Project

If you haven't heard about this yet, I strongly suggest you check it out:  The Cry Wolf Project is a network of advocates, researchers and scholars dedicated to demonstrating that, in fact, conservatives and business groups are only "crying wolf" to delay, prevent and weaken important and common sense regulations that save lives, clean our environment and make our families more secure.  The Project is assembling an amazing data bank of historical quotes from opponents of regulatory reforms and social justice measures.  As a historian, I can tell you that many of the fallacious arguments one hears today have a long pedigree; knowing this, and familiarizing oneself both with historical counter-arguments and evidence, is vital to creating a more just and equal America.