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NYT Op-Eds (3)
"Republican leaders seem to want a complete return to the Bush agenda, but how can they embrace Bush’s policies given his record?" (Krugman); "Scientific research is showing that we are born with an innate moral sense" (Brooks); "Teaching children how to get along will require much more than legislation, but a deeper rethinking of what schools should do for their students" (Guest Op-Ed)Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, July 23, 2010
Now, For Something Serious – YouTube – Do You Know Jack Schitt
Complements of Brigit Clarke-SmithPosted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, July 20, 2010
NYT Op-Eds (3)
"Instead of focusing on how its policies play in the news, the Obama administration should be worrying about their actual effect on the economy" (Krugman); "To understand the country’s polarization, take a look at the admissions process at elite private colleges" (Douthat); "Here are the steps to mend relations between executives and the White House" (Guest Op-Ed)Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, July 19, 2010
NYT Op-Eds (3)
"Business leaders may be feeling unloved, but giving them a group hug won’t cure what ails the economy" (Krugman); "The Internet culture has yet to incorporate the literary culture of traditional bookish learning" (Brooks); "In 2007, Israel could overfly Turkey to take out a Syrian nuclear facility. That's history" (Cohen)Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, July 9, 2010
NYT (6): National News
Fed appeals court again nixes Obama oil-drilling moratorium; Fed judge rejects U.S. position on gay unions, setting up SCOTUS fight; Special election to be held for Byrd's seat; Cuomo's gay rights bona fides questioned; In high schools, its smoking vs. obesity; and a new book on George Carlin.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, July 9, 2010
In the Religion of 100% Americanism, Ignorance is Strength : ICH
Ego, Hubris two terrible words. mbPosted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, July 6, 2010
NYT (6): National News
AS CONGRESS CONTINUES TO PLAY WITH PEOPLE'S LIVES, UNEMPLOYED ARE HELD HOSTAGE TO DEFICIT; Growing number of GOP Senators call for Steele's resignation; As retailers find creative ways around bad economy, corps find creative ways around earmark ban; Obama no longer darling of teachers' unions; and Manhattan is, once again, majority white. [See comment.]Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, July 5, 2010
NYT (8): National News
Two on unemployment situation; Obama urges immigration reform; Party-less Crist looks to Dems; Kagan "sasses" Congress; House war bill includes $10 billion rider for education; Court disses Bloomberg on school closings; and a rare settlement for kidnapping victim.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, July 2, 2010
NYT (12): National News
As NYS prepares to use new voting machines, a lawsuit is filed over flaws; SCOTUS (i) strengthens 2nd Amendment; (ii) offers head-scratching ruling re tobacco, (iii) offers other decisions; "Labor" just can't get a break; Robert Byrd dies, and what that means for Dems; Obama reverses Bush space policy; Blago trial opens with wiretaps but no pizza; Bloomberg is not living up to "diversity" in staff; Online bullying becomes increasingly serious issue; and new books on geoengineering.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, June 29, 2010
How to get Johnny to study: Surprising insights from the social sciences
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Tuesday, June 29, 2010NYT Op-Eds (7)
"This would be the time of year for a school reunion up at Hessian Hills, if the old school had been that kind of place" (Guest Art-Ed); "For President Obama, there are lessons to be learned in the McChrystal debacle" (RICH); "The time is right for Israel to take the diplomatic initiative" (FRIEDMAN); "Do we really want our cellphones and laptops to fuel a particularly brutal war in Congo?" (KRISTOF); "Gavin Newsom, San Francisco’s iPhone-loving mayor, takes on potential cellphone dangers" (DOWD); "How the Endangered Species Act saved forests in the Pacific Northwest" (Guest Op-Ed); "A 'female Viagra' won’t cure what ails America’s bedrooms" (Paglia)Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, June 27, 2010
NYT+ (8): National News
House and Senate agree on finanical reform bill; House approves legislation to counter Citizens United decision; SCOTUS holds ballot petitions "not secret"; Senate continues to play with lives as it denies extension of jobless benefits; Little change in clean-up strategy since Exxon Valdez; NYS Appeals Court sets dangerous precedent in eminent domain decision; F.C.C. gives Twitter slap on wrist in privacy case; and a Palin "defense fund" is illegal.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, June 25, 2010
NYT Op-Ed
"Manute Bol was a great basketball player and even greater humanitarian. Here’s a chance to remember him by building schools" (Kristof)Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, June 24, 2010
NYT Editorial & Op-Eds (4)
"The Supreme Court’s reckless order to cut off matching funds to Arizona’s gubernatorial candidates threatens public campaign finance systems in other states" (Editorial); "Don’t misread recent polls: Americans overwhelmingly believe in global warming" (Guest Op-Ed); "In this job market, it’s not a good idea to ask new graduates what they’re doing next. A willingness from Washington to encourage entrepreneurs would help" (Friedman); "Teenage girls have enough to worry about without having to deal with a fantasy for boys gone wrong" (Dowd)Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, June 9, 2010
NYT Op-Eds (3)
"Last month’s jobless numbers are the latest evidence of the severe threat the unemployment crisis poses to the well-being of the U.S." (Herbert); "While fringe candidates and extreme positions are winning races nationwide, in California, the gubernatorial primary has been about holding the center" (Guest Op-Ed); "As the job market slides, it can be easy for college students picking their majors to forget why humans need the humanities" (Brooks)Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Redlined: Correction isn’t the most important thing
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Sunday, June 6, 2010NYT Op-Eds (3)
"Younger voters turned out in droves to help elect President Obama in 2008. Will they show up for the midterms?" (Egan); "The Obama administration’s education policy is a model of balanced governance" (Brooks); "How the Justice Department can build its criminal case against BP" (Guest Op-Ed)Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, June 4, 2010
Would You Hire Your Own Kids? Seven Skills Schools Should be Teaching Them
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Sunday, May 30, 2010NYT Editorial & Op-Eds (7)
"Changes the Texas State Board of Education made to the state’s social studies curriculum bear no relationship to neutral pedagogy" (Editorial); "Though every religion has a sense of exclusivity as part of its core identity, there is genuine potential for mutual understanding" (Dalai Lama); "All those acronyms from Wall Street to Washington to the wetlands — and crises abound" (Dowd); "It’s shameful for Brazil and Turkey, nascent democracies, to embrace the Iranian president, who crushes democracy" (Friedman); "Elena Kagan’s law review writings betray a desire to trim back the president’s powers" (Yoo); "BP has been an environmental menace since before the recent gulf disaster. Federal regulation and oversight have been weak, and the president must take action" (Herbert); "America has never settled whether its governing form of reason is one of radical abstraction or humility and gradualism" (Brooks)Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, May 26, 2010
NYT Editorials & Op-Eds (9)
"A coalition of community groups in Trenton is humanely issuing photo identification cards to illegal immigrants" (Editorial); "Congress has a prime opportunity to strike down the repressive “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gay men and lesbians serving in the military" (Editorial); "The Democrats need a compelling response to the populist rage of the Tea Party movement" (Rich); "We’re driving bumper to bumper with every other major economy today, so misbehavior or mistakes anywhere can cause a global pileup" (Friedman); "States can avoid political campaigns for judgeships by adopting a merit selection system that still lets voters decide who sits on the bench" (O'Connor); "Here are lessons Democrats should take away from their win in Pennsylvania’s special election" (Guest Op-Ed); "The truth about lies is that they’re sometimes aspirational truths" (Dowd); "Anna Deavere Smith replays her 2008 conversations with Arizonans on the subject of illegal immigration" (various); "On the annual win-a-trip journey, finding families without enough money to pay school fees, but with plenty for booze and cigarettes" (Kristof)Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, May 23, 2010
NYT (11): National News
CUOMO FINALLY DECLARES FOR NYS GOV, CALLS FOR MAJOR REFORMS; Finance bill may finally begin reining in lobbyists; Obama backs away from Bush-era "pre-emptive war" strategy toward "diplomacy and alliances"; Obama calls for major revisions to drilling rules; Rand Paul and "textbook libertarianism"; Do women sacrifice more to become SCOTUS members?; Are apps "gentrifying" the Web?; Are Obama and Duncan getting it right on education - at the expense of the unions?; and new books on the Mayflower pilgrims, the fight over The Wall Street Journal, and prohibition.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, May 23, 2010
NYT (7): National News
AS EXPECTED, TEXAS BOARD APPROVES DANGEROUSLY REVISIONIST HISTORY TEXTBOOK; AZ law reveals split in G.O.P.; Rand Paul does it again; Kagan's writing backs wider executive power [See my comment]; Why is Ted Turner being given the right to "harvest" public bison?; Cuomo proposes eliminating 20 percent of all agencies; and is proposed SF law legit or anti-civil liberties?Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, May 22, 2010
NYT (9): National News
Senate approves "vast financial overhaul"; Did Rand Paul put his foot in his mouth, or is he pandering to racists?; Dems see hope in Critz win, and also "embrace" Sestak; Nat'l Research Council "urges action on climate"; As NYC's jobless rate falls, national claims rise; Texas School Board to vote on teaching dangerously revisionist history; and House Armed Svc C'te puts kibosh on moving Gitmo detainees to IL.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, May 21, 2010
NYT (9): International Affairs
Bloody crackdown in Thailand leads to spread of violence; Cameron & Clegg offer radical reform measures; Student protests shut down PR campuses; Gay couple in Malawi sentenced to 14 years hard labor; Calderon tells Congress that AZ law is "terrible"; Pakistan adds YouTube to growing online ban; Google faces European sanctions for "inadvertent" data collection; China finds new Tibet threat - photocopiers; and a solo burglar steals over $100 million in art from Paris museum.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, May 21, 2010
