Fiscal theater
As Ezra Klein pointed out, the fiscal commission has not made any recommendations. Instead, what we have are a set of sometimes-serious, sometimes-blowhard recommendations from the commission's co-chairs. Sensible (or maybe obviously discrediting if otherwise): no call for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, which has medical cost-control measures that limits the otherwise-disastrous deficits in […]
The eulogies of Joel Klein are a bit premature
Something about the commentary surrounding Joel Klein's chancellorship of NYC schools struck me as closer to a memorial than a "thank you for the hard work" type of message anyone could expect, especially the overblown claims of dramatic improvements in achievement during the Klein Era. Folks, Klein is quite alive, so you don't need to […]