An even more twisted mind under the influence (of a rhinovirus)
Evidently, Michael Bérubé’s state of mind can be very interesting, especially after a great Super Bowl. For the record, I have never been under the influence of anything more serious than Benadryl, though when I was in high school my debate partner and I argued in favor of legalizing marijuana and decided that if we […]
Matt Miller’s fallacy
I must have had a busy month to wait several weeks before correcting the record on Matt Miller’s Atlantic article, First, Kill All the School Boards. The real problem, he says, is all of those selfish, parochial school board members and the unions who manipulate them. He paints a romantic picture of Horace Mann, repeats […]
A thoroughly bad idea: public schools with opt-out on core curriculum
I suppose I do believe in the existence of some core subject matter. Lakeland, FL, columnist Cary McMullen has proposed an opt-out option for parents who disagree with public schools’ teaching evolution. While he sees no conflict between teaching the neo-Darwin model and respecting people’s religions, he argues in favor of letting parents remove their […]
Pacing: when adrenaline is not enough
Bad head cold time today, involving sinuses and other stuff you don’t need to know about. I’m heading to western Washington state on Tuesday for most of a week, so I have to get some things done before then. Yesterday was shot, so today requires getting stuff done (priority: editor stuff). I’m sitting here in […]
All-American dad… sort of
By Sherman Dorn on February 3, 2008
So here I sit, a few seconds from the end of the Super Bowl, rooting for the Giants to pull off a miracle, with beer in hand… but with no television… and the beer is gluten-free* … and in a mug, not a stein or the bottle. I knew the Giants should have gone for […]
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