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“Fat City” on a crash diet…

June 7, 2011

In case you’ve had your head under a rock for the last week or so, an emeritus Sociology prof wrote …

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For-profit education; potential martyr of higher ed reform?

June 26, 2010

One of the hottest topics in education right now is the issues around for-profit higher education providers.  (Think DeVry, ITT …

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Education, profit and hypocrisy

March 14, 2010

UPDATE: While writing this was cathartic for me, a much better piece has been written that includes  my points and …

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

July 3, 2008

My politics have a distinctly libertarian bent.  (In a college of education this makes me about as popular as a …

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NCLB vs local control of education

December 9, 2007

George Will wrote an excellent op-ed today regarding No Child Left Behind (NCL.  I’m sure there are people at the …

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Apparently atheists aren’t American

December 7, 2007

“Americans acknowledge that liberty is a gift of God, not an indulgence of government.” Mitt Romney, 12/6/2007 Does this mean …

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Things that are making me cranky today….

December 7, 2007

There are a great number of things making me cranky today.  Here’s a summary: Mitt Romney’s speech and the religious …

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Yet another reason we have nothing in common with the Saudi’s

November 16, 2007

A 19 year old Saudi woman who was raped 14 times by 7 men has been sentenced to 200 lashes …

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