Why it should no longer be required reading (to the degree that it is).
I remember reading it as a kid, and it didn’t read true to me in the same way that Animal Farm did.
Category Archives: Education
The Cruel “New Normal”
How America arrived at the dumb reopening.
Academia
If it gets a bailout, it should only be under these conditions.
The loan program needs a complete overhaul, beyond these suggestions.
The Social-Distancing Experiment
…has failed.
This reminds me of the old Soviet joke about the kid in a classroom, asking if Marx was the greatest scientist in history. After being assured by the teacher that that was the case, he asked “Well, why didn’t he try this crap on rats first?”
[Update a while later]
Policy and punditry must adapt to new data.
Postmodernism
It’s the latest victim of the plague.
As the old saying goes, it’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
“Journalism” Professors
By Biden’s Own Standards
…he is guilty, and there is no need for due process.
These are his standards. If you don’t like them, he has others.
May Day
…should be renamed “Victims of Communism Day.” Ten relevant films.
Justin Amash
He’s running for president. What does it mean for Trump?
Matt Welch interviewed him. I might vote for him, given that where I vote, my vote for president doesn’t matter.
The Paranoid Style In COVID-19 America
Yes, people are trying to scare us into a depression, and much of this is irrational.
[Update a while later]
Nevada is reopening, ready or not.