If I Learn, You Get Paid

And, Frankly, I’m Not Interested In Your Topic

Today’s national discussion on improving education is dominated by self-described experts.

“I Am Going to Prison…I Don’t Want To. That’s Just What’s Going to Happen.”

Young people, ages 8-13, who grow up in the most deprived neighborhoods in Britain are seven times less likely to think they are “clever and good at school work” when compared to those in the least deprived areas.[i]

Cyborgs Won’t Drive Teslas

AI (Artificial Intelligence) is hot now. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is talking about it, which means it’s due to explode any time.

Musk believes that AI is a huge danger to humans and has donated $10 million to help keep AI “beneficial for humanity.” The super-entrepreneur actually thinks that AI can be evil.

Eeevil, I tell you!

We’ve Already Granted Amnesty

The standard argument from those who oppose a path to citizenship for illegal aliens, is “they broke our laws.” Consequently, immigration reform of the kind now proposed is described as “amnesty.”

Get Your History from Books

Angered by criticism that her movie, Selma, had misrepresented President Lyndon Johnson’s role in the civil rights struggle, director Ava Duvernay responded that she didn’t want to make a “white savior” movie and that the film was history through her own lens.

Understanding the Cloud

Introduction

“The cloud” is a confusing concept to many, something that’s not surprising given that the term is used in many different contexts and often not in a consistent manner. This short essay is designed to make the concept clear enough that users can understand its application in any context.

Jameis Winston

Mr. Winston’s bomb-throwing attorney may have done a good job of steering his client through the university’s disciplinary shoals, but the PR strategy is more problematic.

The Military Plan for Peace

By Garrison Walters and Patrick Marotta

One hundred years ago this month, people in Europe were starting to realize that the new war ravaging the sub-continent was going to be exceptionally violent and destructive.  

The nature of the unfolding struggle shocked many, but the fact of its appearance surprised few. The war had been widely expected for at least a decade.

Beam Me Up, Skypey

Not long ago, Microsoft’s CEO, Satya Nadella, announced that his company was going to offer “real-time” foreign language translation in its Skype videoconferencing service. You speak German, I hear in English. And vice versa.

Making France Competitive

Making France Competitive

There’s much debate in France right now about peeling back laws limiting the work week to 35 hours. Proponents say that a change is needed to make the country more competitive economically.

Ferguson

Anti-government conservatives, the “stand up to fight the system” people, are standing up to support the system when it comes to the events of 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri.

He Lifts Weights But Not Books

JJ Jones is an outstanding high school linebacker. What sets him apart, according to his coach, is not talent but work ethic. JJ is a leader in film study, weight training, and all the other things that go into making a great football player.

Why a DQP?

Introduction To The DQP

 Leaders across American higher education are calling on colleges and universities to adopt a new strategy for ensuring and reporting student success—the Degree Qualifications Profile (DQP).

Driving with Prudence

It was love. Her clear, calm voice. It spoke only to me. We had a special relationship.

And then I killed her.

Driving Mr. Rupert

The rumors are true. Dan Neil, the L.A. Times’ Pulitzer Prize winning automobile columnist, has left to go to the Wall Street Journal. Talk about shocking. Dan is a notorious Left Coaster, and him going to work for WSJ publisher Rupert Murdoch is like James Carville signing on as a writer for Rush Limbaugh.

Was W Really a Russian Spy?

Cracking the Last Elements of the “Klutzki Ring”

Tea Party Says Earth Flat, Republicans Agree

by Nom de Pomme

Tea Party activist Gomer Timson today told Fox News that his group has concluded that the earth is really, truly flat. That is to say, not a sphere.