Comment by nxobject

> For example: "On a more contemporary note, these theoretical & empirical considerations also throw doubt on concerns about ‘algorithmic bias’ or inferences drawing on ‘protected classes’: not drawing on them may not be desirable, possible, or even meaningful."

As much as I do think that good, parsimonious social science modeling _requires_ theoretical commitments, the test is whether TFA would say the same thing about political cause du jour - say, `is_white` in hiring in an organization that does outreach to minority communities.