They aren't saying it has to be this way, they're just saying it is this way. I think we can conclude that they mean "besides us". Personally, when someone mak

They aren't saying it has to be this way, they're just saying it is this way. I think we can conclude that they mean "besides us". Personally, when someone makes reference to "policy relevant social science," I always ask myself: if the study concluded the opposite, would this person's opinion be different? The answer I come to is almost always no.