I know that I really shouldn’t even be acknowledging that Betsy DeVos has anything useful to say about education, but the vacant smile she wears when she doesn’t know what she’s talking about, which is pretty much most minutes of most days, is on brilliant display in this video where she gratuitously supports the idea that larger… Continue reading The Class Size Debate Really Shouldn’t Be a Debate
Month: March 2019
The Mueller Watch Is Over
Have you seen the Mueller Report? Me neither. But I’ve certainly seen scores of breathless posts, tweets and articles conjecturing on what it might say and what it might mean and what parts of it will be released or not released or released through a summary, which is merely Nixon’s “edited transcripts” using different words.… Continue reading The Mueller Watch Is Over
Money See, Money Do
Yes, yes, the pursuit of money has always been a key component of American life, but the economic gains the wealthy have made since the election of Ronald Reagan borders on the obscene. The upper middle class has done pretty well too, and have been able to partake of the fruits of their success as… Continue reading Money See, Money Do
Fighting Democrats? What Else is New?
Democrats are fighting amongst themselves? There’s a brawl for the soul of the party? The far left and the moderates don’t see eye-to-eye? And the conservative Democrats are nowhere to be found? Do tell. And welcome to another presidential election season. Democratic dysfunction has been the norm for every election cycle save for the ones… Continue reading Fighting Democrats? What Else is New?
At Their Word
It was quite a week for trust, because, as you know, it’s a matter of trust (and just who is that handsome fellow in the Brooks Brothers’ suit at 00:32?). This is the week where Michael Cohen asked us to believe what he had to say about Donald Trump, and Donald Trump asked us to believe that… Continue reading At Their Word