I was going to do another intro post on Economics (Chapter 4 of Great Powers), and then add a post that would offer some critiques/other angles, but Scott has already jumped into that fray,...
These days, “Orwellian” has become a convenient synonym for “things I don’t like,” so I hesitate to use the word in any context. But I don’t think anything else does justice to the sheer...
“So we’re supposed to react to a situation in which our schools are failing and the teachers’ unions are one of the biggest forces standing in the way of commonsensical and much-needed reforms by...
By Dan Summers Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the infectious agent responsible for diphtheria, is a nasty little germ. Known once upon a time as the “strangling angel of children,” affected patients would develop a membrane that...
One downside to Republicans’ lack of interest in “new ideas” is that they’ve effectively ceded policy discussions on a host of emerging issues to liberals, which is presumably why this fascinating piece on exurban...
Maybe Today I’ll Debate George Carlin
October 11, 2021
New York City Schools To Eliminate Gifted Programs
October 8, 2021
The Dance Of The Debt Limit Deadline, Continued
October 5, 2021
Immigration Policy That Ain’t Got The Good Sense God Gave A Horse
September 24, 2021
Wednesday Writs: Mowing Through Laws That Blow Edition
October 13, 2021
Mystical, Magical Blue Collar Labor
September 29, 2021
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on Out of Town Cousin"He lives in Looieville." Could be worse. He could have been from Chattanooga. on Saturday Morning Gaming: Gaming Frugally 2There is a criticism of games that I absolutely understand and it is a criticism that fits here: "The game get…
on Saturday Morning Gaming: Gaming Frugally 2Yeah, Act V always makes me think of Galaga. It's all about quantity of enemies, not quality. I do really hate…
on Before & AfterWhen I was a kid learning to play on a small-town nine-hole course, the local pro who took an interest in me a…
on New York City Schools To Eliminate Gifted ProgramsDidn't some state try this a lot more recently?
on Saturday Morning Gaming: Gaming Frugally 2I finally finished normal mode. This is the original game, not Resurrected. I'm surprised at how much they dia…
on New York City Schools To Eliminate Gifted ProgramsI agree. For instance, I just learned my son has dysgraphia (dyslexia, but for writing, instead of reading). W…
on New York City Schools To Eliminate Gifted ProgramsI think a lot of the hysteria over the fall of standardized testing is the myopia and stunted perspective of p…
