Jay Greene lands on the side of John Dewey
Jay Greene points out that expertise should not trump public input on key policy issues. In this regard, he’s closer to John Dewey‘s trust of the general community of citizens than to Walter Lippmann, who was sure that we needed a technocratic administrata ruling key matters of public policy. I’m on Dewey’s and Greene’s side, […]
Conspiracy Debunking 101
So rumors are flying that Linda Darling-Hammond may become Deputy Secretary of Education and World Destruction, and that the Senate is Stripping Glory from the Stimulus. Before anyone gets their hair too much out of place on speculation of appointments, legislation, and little green beings that are just about to swoop down on 400 Maryland […]