Americans are very ignorant
US officials flunk test of American history, economics, civics. 33-question quiz here [inessential.com] Their average score on the civic literacy test is 44%, compared to 49% for those who have not...
View ArticleMore news that makes the Nobel Peace Prize look bad
How NOT to Win the Nobel Peace Prize. Enough has been said of this year’s winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. I’m not going to talk about him. Instead, I want to publicly acknowledge someone who did not...
View ArticleShocking news: employees work harder than slaves!
Should Kids Be Bribed To Do Well In School?. theodp writes “Harvard economist Roland Fryer Jr. did something education researchers almost never do: he ran a randomized experiment in hundreds of...
View ArticleWeird spellcheck error
It’s quite common to see the wrong word being used in a document on the Internet where someone who couldn’t spell relied too much on their spellchecker. Sometimes, though, the substitutions can be...
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