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Education, profit and hypocrisy

Posted in Academic life, Education policy, Politics, news on March 14, 2010 | Comments Off

UPDATE: While writing this was cathartic for me, a much better piece has been written that includes  my points and many more.  If this topic is of interest, I suggest you read it. Another article came out today about how for-profit colleges and trade schools (lumped into one big indistinguishable mass) are using deceptive practices [...]

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History in the making

Posted in Politics on August 29, 2008 | Comments Off

This presidential election will be historic no matter who wins.  We will either have a Black Male President or a White Female Vice President. So can we finally stop paying attention to such things and actually pay attention to issues and stands?  Palin may have a vagina, but that doesn’t make her pro-woman.  She is [...]

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Never talk to the police without a lawyer present…

Posted in Legal, Politics on August 10, 2008 | Comments Off

No really.  Never talk to the police without a lawyer present.  Even if you are innocent.  Watch this video to understand why, but here is the clif-notes version: The 5th amendment is there to protect you, especially if you are innocent.  Almost anything you say can be turned against you, no matter how innocuous the [...]

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Hypocrisy

Posted in Politics on August 5, 2008 | Comments Off

Appalling.  Apparently its bad to do scientific experiment on animals, but acceptable to firebomb the homes and sleeping families of HUMAN animals.  Do they not see the hypocrisy?

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The Bill of Rights isn’t a Buffet: ACLU Hypocrisy

Posted in Politics, news on July 3, 2008 | Comments Off

My politics have a distinctly libertarian bent.  (In a college of education this makes me about as popular as a colonoscopy.)  But more important than my political bent is that I believe in intellectual consistency.  In general, even when I abhor some of the specifics of the ACLU’s positions (they’ve supported the KKK, NAMBLA, etc) [...]

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Shockingly enough…

Posted in Politics on January 21, 2008 | Comments Off

My best match in the presidential field has already dropped out of the race…. 70% Bill Richardson68% Mike Gravel64% Chris Dodd62% Barack Obama60% Rudy Giuliani60% Dennis Kucinich59% John Edwards59% Hillary Clinton56% Ron Paul56% John McCain53% Joe Biden52% Mike Huckabee47% Mitt Romney42% Fred Thompson41% Tom Tancredo2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz

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PETA euthanized 97.4% of animals turned into their shelter

Posted in Activism, Politics on January 14, 2008 | Comments Off

Let me say that again, since if you find it as incredible as I did you will need to hear it again. PETA euthanized 97.4% of the animals turned into their shelter in 2006. The average animal shelter nationally euthanizes about 37.4% of the animals that are turned into it. They argue that no-kill shelters [...]

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Timing is everything…

Posted in Politics on January 10, 2008 | Comments Off

I just filled out this test of which political candidates positions are closest to yours.  My results: So then I went into my email to find out that Richardson (still the best qualified candidate of the bunch) is dropping out of the race.  *sigh*  I still contend he had the best qualifications for the job.  [...]

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Privilege and the role of schools

Posted in Education policy, Philosophy, Politics on January 8, 2008 | Comments Off

In response to my prior post about Privilege and Social Capital, Jose posted the following: “I will tell you that the answers are not simple and will not arrive quickly. Change starts with the children. However, it also has to do with changing elements in society that have existed since the beginning.” This is a [...]

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Things that are making me cranky today….

Posted in Jobs, Politics, Religion, Whining, news on December 7, 2007 | Comments Off

There are a great number of things making me cranky today.  Here’s a summary: Mitt Romney’s speech and the religious pandering of all the candidates.  (I love this summary, and hate what it means for the country.) The imminent mortgage bail-out for those who overextended themselves, but only the ones that timed it right (so [...]

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