- On Ron Paul: Every man is a prophet, until he faces a Congress. on Tue Jan 3, 2012 5:16 PM PST
It is not enough to simply proffer Paul as a protest candidate.One must fully imagine the import of a Paul presidency.
- If you pay peanuts, do you get monkeys? Paying teachers 10 per cent more results in 5-10 per cent higher pupil performance on Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:39 PM PST
Figure 1 above provides an insight into the relationship between teacher salaries and pupil outcomes, showing a clear statistical association between higher relative teachers’ pay and higher standardised pupil scores across countries.
- 'M-A-S-H' star Harry Morgan dies at age 96 on Wed Dec 7, 2011 10:00 AM PST
Harry Morgan never planned to be an actor, yet he spent 10 years on one of the top TV series of all time, made 50 films and appeared on Broadway. He became one of the best-known character actors in Hollywood.
- Climate Skeptics Take Another Hit | Mother Jones on Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:53 AM PDT
Another one bites the dust.
- Reaganomics Author Sees The Light: Bruce Bartlett's Call For Higher Taxes On The Wealthy | Addicting Info on Mon Sep 5, 2011 12:44 AM PDT
That’s not just anybody. Bruce Bartlett called for tax increases on the wealthy. Bruce Bartlett! Bruce Ron-Paul-Staffer Bartlett. Bruce Supply-Side-Author Bartlett. The man wrote one of the first books advocating Reaganomics. Advisor to President Reagan.
- Study: Paul Krugman most accurate pundit predictor, liberals more accurate than conservatives on Tue May 3, 2011 2:27 PM PDT
Op-ed columnists and TV’s talking heads build followings by making bold, confident predictions about politics and the economy. But rarely are their predictions analyzed for accuracy.
Now, a class at Hamilton College led by public policy professor P.
- Kindle and Nook readers bash high e-book pricing with angry one-star reviews on Wed Apr 6, 2011 10:27 AM PDT
Kindle and Nook users share one thing in common: a number of them are rather upset about high e-book prices and are voting their displeasure in their user reviews.