Educated Into A Corner
Here is an excellent comment to an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education. The commenter, mark_r_harris, is a teacher in South Korea …
The Unknowable Becomes Known
There are certain dangers of speculating on the limits of science. From What it Means to be 98% Chimpanzee, by Jonathan Marks, …
The Suburb Versus the Nation
The United Nations recently released its 2010 Human Development Report, ranking Norway as the most developed country in the world, and inviting …
The Vast Both Wing Conspiracy
Alternet is showing itself to be a master of self promotion by brethlessly hyping the pivotal impact of its investigation into the …
Where is US Healthcare Headed?
Donald M Berwick is the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, appointed by president Obama a few months ago. …
Immigration Enforcement, Federal And Local
The US Justice Department is suing the state of Arizona over SB 1070, because “The Individual Sections of S.B. 1070 are Prempted …
Compensatory Education
After reading Charles Murray’s skepticism regarding a study of the Harlem Children Zone, I did a quick search for research about some …
Economic Sophistries
Eliot Spitzer says tax rates have no effect on GDP. Economists don’t really agree.
SoCal Surf Towns Ranked
Here is a list of the top surf towns in Southern California. The list is computed by taking the number of web …
Do Progressives Eat Awareness?
While updating my iPhone I found a peculiar application, Stand Up Take Action, which allows people to click a button and get …