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The Crazies of Politics
Each political party has their Crazies, those who possess worldviews wholly unconstrained by reality. Crazies surface within all political parties and persuasions, and I’ve observed numerous examples. I feel a strong urge to describe them, and I will do this in a non-partisan … Continue reading
Posted in Human Behavior, Politics
Tagged Democrat, Political Party Affiliation, Republican, Voting
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How Would You Grade Our Schools?
How do you feel about the schools in your community? How would you grade the nation’s schools? How many of you would award your child’s school an A, B, or perhaps an F? The Gallup organization has been polling Americans about their … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Media, Politics
Tagged Education, Gallup, Media Bias, Perpetual problem, Schools
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A Time for Reflection About Education
Last summer, after 45 years in higher education, I retired. It has been a little more than nine months since I turned in my master key and walked out of my office for the last time. It was time to move on, and … Continue reading
Posted in Biographical, Education
Tagged Common Core, Education, Governance of Education, Teacher Excellence
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If I Want Your Opinion . . .
I’ll give it to you! There was a time when I thought this was funny. Now I realize it’s actually a dangerous and all too common attitude. George Orwell described a dystopian society in his novel, 1984, in which there were … Continue reading
An Eternal Problem: The Gender Wage Gap
It may be true that women earn 77 cents on every dollar earned by men. At least that is what the U.S. Census Bureau and the President of the United States tell us. It is a fact which is not in much dispute, … Continue reading
Posted in Human Behavior, Politics
Tagged 77 cents, Census, eternal problem, Gender Discrimination, gender wage gap, political pandering, Wage Gap
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Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
According to that unimpeachable source, Wikipedia, Mark Twain popularized the saying in Chapters from My Autobiography, published in the North American Review in 1906. “Figures often beguile me particularly when I have the arranging of them myself; in which case … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Politics
Tagged An Upper-Middle-Class Crisis, Bloomberg Businessweek, equality, Income Inequality, Incomes, Mark Glassman
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The Untrammeled Right of Free Speech
Is the United States of America an exceptional nation? I believe so for a number of critically important reasons. When I heard a recent immigrant from England asked this question, I listened with curious anticipation for his answer. After an extended … Continue reading
Posted in Human Behavior, Musings, Politics
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Young vs. Old and Other Artificial Dichotomies
In my most recent post, I admitted to being old, conservative, and educated. Labels! Why do I associate myself with such terms, and what do they mean? What age is old? What does it mean to be a conservative? How … Continue reading
Posted in Human Nutrition, Musings, Politics
Tagged Conservative, Gallup, Liberal, Moderate, Stereotyping
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On Being Old, Conservative, and Formally Educated
Does the Earth revolve around the Sun and who thinks it does? Who believes that astrology is a scientific discipline? Professor of Law and Director of the Demography of Diversity Project at Northwestern University, James Lindgren, JD, PhD., explored these questions in his analysis … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Musings, Politics
Tagged Conservative, Education, James Lindgren, NSF, Science
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On Being Human and Biased
Last I checked, all newspaper, radio, Internet, and television reporters are human. The same holds true for commentators, bloggers, editors, publishers, photographers, videographers, and the guy or gal that delivers your paper. Being human, they have world views, attitudes, passions, slants, frustrations, … Continue reading →