Marc Ambinder thinks that the era of affirmative action may be coming to an end. [Justice Anthony Kennedy] endorses the idea that affirmative action can be used to achieve a diverse student body, so long as race is considered as… Continue Reading
In response to the subject of a post-consumerist society, NewDealer writes: What is an economy that is not built on consumerism? What is the alternative? This is a serious question. I am not saying that being a consumer all the… Continue Reading
I turned in a pretty lackluster day today substitute teaching. The class itself wasn’t the issue. They weren’t perfect – what second grade class has perfection – but on the whole they were better than expected as students of the… Continue Reading
When Clancy was working in the interior southwest, the largely immigrant population had its plusses and minuses from a doctor’s perspective. On the plus side, they were actually among the best behaved of the patient populations she had. They had… Continue Reading
Rutherford Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and George W. Bush are the only people to have this in common. (Also John Adams, maybe, depending on precise phrasing.)
From the Washington Post, by way of OTB: Breaking from two decades of tradition, this year’s election exit poll is set to include surveys of voters in 31 states, not all 50 as it has for the past five presidential… Continue Reading
First, a bit shout-out to Burt for running a great post-debate discussion. I am among those that thought, on the whole, Romney turned in a pretty impressive performance and Obama a lackluster one. There are three hesitations I have, however.… Continue Reading
Back in the 90’s and early aughts when I was collecting comics, prices were in pretty rapid rise. The publishers always blamed the increased cost of paper. So when they were $1.25 when I started collecting and $2.25 when I… Continue Reading
My alma mater (“Southern Tech University”), like many schools, is considering a smoking ban on campus. I was thinking as much as a decade ago that this might be the natural extension of the bans in bars and restaurants. Of… Continue Reading
Is this video awesome of what?