The Opposition Begins
…with a whimper. The National Review’s Ed Whelan posted criticism of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan today. The money quote: Kagan … is such […]
Anthony Kuo
FinReg – Financial Regulation – Reform
Yesterday while listening to NPR, I heard someone explain in terms clearer than I’d heard to date what it means to have rules in place […]
Obama Outlines New Plan for Space
Obama’s plan is to increase NASA’s budget by $6 billion over five years and shift the responsibility for space transportation to private companies, which would be encouraged to “compete to design and build and launch new means of carrying people and materials out of our atmosphere.” They would be responsible not just for designing and building the rockets and spaceships, which they largely do already, but also for conducting flights to the International Space Station.
Teacher performance should not be measured by a series of multiple-choice questions
By teaching to a test we end up teaching as though we are programming a computer for limited and simple functions rather than teaching students the full spectrum of knowledge necessary to be productive and involved members of society. Life is not a series of multiple-choice questions and our students are not monkeys trained to use a #2 pencil to fill in bubbles on a sheet of paper.
IOKIYAR (It’s OK if You’re a Republican): the John Campbell edition
Rep. John Campbell, the Congres-man from Irvine (yes editors, spelled deliberately that way because that’s the way Campbell’s people spell “Congress”) gives a new gift […]
Obama’s State of the Union
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiaUdzsgvq0&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Here’s where you can read the entire transcript of the speech. I found it fascinating to watch so many Congressman and Senators from the […]
Breakdown of Brown Victory shows it’s not about Obama
The Boston Globe posted this interesting analysis of the election of Scott Brown to the US Senate seat in my old stomping grounds in Massachusetts. […]
Rush Limbaugh is in the Hospital
Conservative talk show host and comedian Rush Limbaugh is reportedly in the hospital after being stricken while on vacation in Hawaii. I’m sure he’ll get […]
A Thanksgiving Message from President Barack Obama
Tomorrow, Thanksgiving Day, Americans across the country will sit down together, count our blessings, and give thanks for our families and our loved ones. American […]