Scots, What the Heck? by Paul Krugman, New York Times (apologies for this long post, but it is so important that I cannot precis it): Next week Scotland will hold a referendum on whether to leave the United Kingdom. And polling suggests that support for independence has surged over the past few months, largely because …
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Voltaire: If you want to know who rules over you ask yourself who cannot be criticized. 1. Israel and AIPAC, the Israeli lobbying group. Anyone criticizing Israel’s polices is branded anti-semitic. And a very effective brand it is. Along with lots of cash it cows and intimidates Congress and the Administration of the moment, plus …
Britain is pre-occupied with a scandal that surrounds a town of Rotherham, near Sheffield. A report on child sexual exploitation has found that at least 1,400 children were abused in Rotherham from 1997-2013. The report, published on Tuesday, found children as young as 11 were raped by multiple perpetrators, abducted, trafficked to other cities, beaten …
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Two years ago Kansas embarked on a “remarkable experiment”. Its Republican governor, Sam Brownback, brought in some of the largest tax cuts ever enacted by a state, slashing the top rate by a quarter and eliminating various small-business levies altogether. Just you wait, he claimed. The strategy would actually boost revenue by spurring growth; it …
Firing teachers, competition, online learning, the introduction of technology, yet another type of test – none of these are working. They are products of the business school mentality. What is necessary is human contact and encouragement. All the American programs that have been successful in teaching children the love of learning, and which have reduced …
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