Whee! So, there's some kind of attempt-at-legislation in Illinois going on, and I'm not even bothering to link to any of the stories because I'm tired of that hokey pokey. I don't intend to link on pension reform stories unless:
Fighting Chuck Hagel–Not The Worst Idea Ever
Why? Let's let Robert Stacy McCain…I mean Bear Bryant Reincarnated…explain. …conservatives should not hesitate to roast liberals for the hypocrisy and cynicism inherent in the “Democrats for Hagel” bandwagon. If that vicious bastard Andrew Sullivan supports Hagel, this is reason enough for any patriotic
Handling Academic Mismatch Due to Affirmative Action
..or even other causes. The concept, which shouldn't be surprising, is that many people are admitted to specific colleges even though their academic qualifications are well below the "regular" level. Sometimes the reason is affirmative action, sometimes it's because they
All 12 Days of Learning
For convenience, here are all 12 Days of Learning posts, promoting some mostly-free ways to learn – appropriate for adults, but many of which are also good for kids: The Gift of Tongues - free foreign language instruction online Learn Lots
The Trouble With Trillions [UPDATE]
Has everyone gone mad? Have they forgotten all of the teachable moments from The Simpsons? With the creation and Treasury deposit of a new platinum coin with a value of $1 trillion US Dollars, we would avert the absurd-yet-imminent debt
Al Gore Sells Current Network To Al-Jazeera
Alternate Headline: Two Bloated Government-Subsidized Anti-American Entities Collide. Al Jazeera, the pan-Arab news giant, has long tried to convince Americans that it is a legitimate news organization, not a parrot of Middle Eastern propaganda or something more sinister. It
False Moral Equivalency Of The Year
h/t to Karen, The Lonely Conservative From November of 2012: “This is not 1959 Alabama,” Francis told the television station. “We don’t call police for drinking from the wrong water fountain.” That quote is he-she "Colleen Francis"'s reaction to being
12 Days of Learning: Day 12 – THE MUSEUM OF MATH!
Can you tell I'm excited? So there have been science museums galore across the country, but now is the time for math to have its own museum. I had hoped to do some field work at MoMath on the week