Year: 2015
Say No To (Too Much) Shakespeare
In the Washington Post, high school English teacher Dana Dusbiber explains why she doesn’t want to teach Shakespeare any more: I am not supposed to dislike Shakespeare. But I do. And not only do I dislike Shakespeare because of my own personal disinterest in reading stories written in an early form of the English language… Read more
Congratulations to the Happy Couples
I’m still playing catch-up on news and blogging from being on vacation for almost two weeks, but I just had to say something about gay marriage, and that something is “Congratulations!” I was born too late to see the great civil rights movement of the 1960s, but it’s been a privilege to watch the growth… Read more
SCOTUS v. Healthcare
Although I’m not a huge fan of Obamacare, I’m happy with the result of the Supreme Court’s decision in King v. Burwell. I’m a little less happy with how the Court reached that decision. From what I’ve read, it seems the Democrats were in the middle of making some changes to the Affordable Care Act… Read more
Ron Fournier Hates Freedom
Over at National Journal, Ron Fournier thinks a national service program would be a great idea: I know a better way to fight ISIS. It starts with an idea that should appeal the better angels of both hawks and doves: National service for all 18- to 28-year-olds. Fournier thinks this will accomplish two goals Require… Read more
ProstCost – Part 3 of 3: The Meaning Of It All
This is my third and final post discussing the recently publicized ProstCost study by Le Mouvement du Nid that claims prostitution costs France 1.6 billion euros per year. In Part 1 I pointed out that the study needed to balance the costs of prostitution against the benefits. In Part2 I reviewed the costs described in… Read more