Matt Bai’s instant-cliche machine
There's something that seems remarkably treacly about Matt Bai's instant punditry on the heels of the Republican takeover of the U.S. House of Representatives: "If there is a lesson in all this for both parties, perhaps it’s that merely piling up votes on Election Day doesn’t confer on you a mandate for any ambitious agenda." Okay, Mr. […]
Historian’s prediction wrong (school uniforms version)
Six weeks ago I predicted that Pinellas County schools in Florida would implement the superintendent's proposed mandatory uniform policy, despite the lack of rigorous supporting research. I was wrong. According to the St. Pete Times' reporting, Pinellas is "backing off plans for mandatory uniforms." The school board concluded that the main problem was not the lack of […]