Sex, Lies, and Stereotypes: Perspectives of a Mad Economist.

• Author: Kane, Mary A.
• Position: Brief Article

Julianne Malveaux is an "angry and proud" African-American woman. She has a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she has this new anthology of essays, and she is articulate on a full range of progressive social and economic issues. Her column is syndicated by King Features, she writes for USA Today, Ms., Essence, Emerge, and other newspapers and journals, and she is soon to be a regular commentator for the Pacifica radio network.

Sometimes breathless, always unrelenting, and never without the cold, hard data to back herself up, Malveaux can be as unstoppable in her logic and delivery as a bullet train. From the savings-and-loan bailout and welfare reform to the G-7 international trade accords and African-Americans in sports, Malveaux is also armed with a take-no-prisoners rhetorical style. On one hand, Malveaux will call to task members of the Nation of Islam for their "street harassment." On the other, she'll label President Bill Clinton a "quisling" and a "wuss" over the matter of Lani Guinier.

Woe unto those who get their exercise leaping to conclusions about where Malveaux will come down on an issue, including those who assert that her voice is more...