Scott Walker and the truth

Scott Walker and the truth

Politics |  The Wall Street Journal 's John Fund is a walking political encyclopedia. I was fascinated by his recall of regional election statistics a few weeks ago…

Obama's rules for Wisconsin

Obama's rules for Wisconsin

Politics |  Fascinated by the political struggle in Wisconsin, I re-read Rules for Radicals to gain a sense of how much our country's great community organizer will engage…

Education's Berlin Wall

Education's Berlin Wall

Education |  The following email exchange I had last week with a public school teacher (whose name and geographical location I'll keep anonymous for obvious reasons)

Football civics

Football civics

Congress |  What in the world were NFL players doing in Washington last month? We usually don't see such a spectacle until the president invites the Super Bowl victors to…

Divisive rather than persuasive

Divisive rather than persuasive

Politics |  Like most people, I get too much email. A past subscriber and occasional reader of the conservative newspaper Human Events , I'm not a fan of its new daily email…

A man with a chest

A man with a chest

Abortion |  In discussing abortion in a controversial interview with CNSNEWS last week, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum said, "I find it almost remarkable for a black man…

Scorched earth vs. status quo

Scorched earth vs. status quo

Education |  With the creation of StudentsFirst, former Washington, D.C., public schools chancellor Michelle Rhee is back in the news again. And her new education advocacy…

Religion and Congress

Religion and Congress

Religion |  A new study from the Pew Research Center Forum on Religion & Public Life reveals that the last election "had little effect on the religious composition of…

Educational gobbledegook

Educational gobbledegook

Education |  Gobbledegook: It was the first word that came to mind when I learned of the International Summit on the Teaching Profession to be held in New York City in…

American cannibals

American cannibals

Business |  When I was 25, my childhood dream of working for Merrill Lynch was fulfilled. "Mother Merrill" had a blue chip reputation in the investment world and I was…

'Storm clouds are gathering'

'Storm clouds are gathering'

Economy |  Last week I received an email from a friend and former currency trader with "Storm clouds are gathering" written in the subject line. He was referring to the…

Presidents and bond market vigilantes

Presidents and bond market vigilantes

Economy |  What did Bill Clinton tell Barack Obama last week prior to the duo's extraordinary impromptu press conference where the 42nd president endorsed the 44th's tax…

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