Education, Liberals and Elites

Here's an interesting piece about the right wing fear of, and consequent attack on, liberal education and educators.

The author of this piece has an interesting blog.

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What Is It They Say About History?

Oh Yeah. Those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it. (There seems to be a variety of versions of this George Santayana "quote", but they all convey the same warning.)

Paul Krugman rubs it in here.

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Getting In The Heads of Netanyahu, Abbas and Obama

Here's an interesting piece about what Netanyahu, Abbas and Obama might have been thinking
as they started yet another round of so-called peace negotiations.

The author seems to have it right, or so this perplexed goy thinks.

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Unemployment Insurance: Good or Bad?

Robert Reich, here, argues for the benefits of Unemployment Insurance and calls out a Harvard professor who says it's the cause of long term unemployment.

Care to weigh in on this one?

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Tom Toles: The Worth of Both Pictures and Words

Here's Tom Toles latest cartoon. Don't miss his written comments just below the cartoon. He starts with a Yogiism: "Predicting is hard, especially the future."

I often get my mental health break by checking out Toleisms.

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Hosni Mubarak on PeaceTalks

Here's the Egyptian President's appeal to all sides for successful negotiations.

To me it is well written and seems sincere. I suspect that there are folks who will cite behaviors on his part to make this ring hollow, and who will accuse him of hypocrisy. I hope not.

As always the proof of the pudding is in the eating, and actions speak louder than words.

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The Mind and the Grid

Here's a Robert Wright short essay, once again humorous and accurate; this one on how being connected to the grid can get into your head.

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