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From Pampers to Thongs: When the Bottom Falls Out on Media Literacy
Posted by Norton on Thu, Feb 11, 2010
Education reform would appear to be the next Obama administration effort to clean up another Bush-league mess — in this case, the educator-and-student-detested “No Child Left Behind” program. Susan Engel’s New York Times Op-Ed outlines priorities in curriculum, namely the core skills a person needs to help them learn rather than the regurgitation of mandated [...]
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Happy Birthday, Ayn Rand!
Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Tue, Feb 2, 2010
Polish that monocle, ye virtuous Captain of Industry, and step lively, for today is Ayn Rand’s birthday! I gotta admit, this information caught me off guard. I’d love to have had something pithy prepared, maybe another entry in our world-famous “The Contrarian vs. Objectivism” series. Alas, I fear that the Black Queen of Capitalism has me [...]
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The Contra-Contrarian: Conservative Guest Editorial
Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Sun, Jan 31, 2010
The following is a little experiment. I’ve been thinking for a while that it would be fun to post occasional rants from a “real live conservative” to counter the ever-present librul/socialist/commie/fascist slant on these digital pages. Certainly, it could foster discussion and spark a lively debate. Still, I gotta tell you that as an editor, it’s [...]
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Réal Nostalgia
Posted by Nicholas Farrell on Mon, Nov 23, 2009
Guten tag from Germany. . . ‘Empty out those old piggybanks!” read the sales flyer that turned up in my mail slot this weekend. Although participation may vary, the European hypermarket réal is accepting euro (€) predecessor Deutsche Mark (DM) as payment at its stores from today through Saturday, the 28th of November. The réal plan is [...]
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Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Thu, Mar 11, 2010
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