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Stop the Insani-Tea!
A recent study shows surprising support for redistributing the wealth. Scott McLemee dips in cautiously.
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Policy Sleuthing
(After the last few days, it's nice to focus on something else again.) I just finished another go-round of policy...
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Thank You
Thank you to all the supportive readers who left comments or sent emails after yesterday's post.I'm surprised to discover how...
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Aid for Students, Not Banks
President Obama's student loan plan will drastically increase financial support for students. Congress must not put the interests of lenders ahead of that goal, Pedro de la Torre III and Carmen Berkley write.
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Mothering at Mid-Career: First Year
Lately I find myself wearing several hats. I’m chairing a committee to look into our first-year curriculum, for example, at...
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Betwixt Earth Day and the EPA
Last week, the EPA finally came to the scientifically obvious conclusion that greenhouse gases are pollutants worthy of regulation. That's...
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To My Friend David, In Memory of his Sister, Eve Sedgwick
A Letter from Key West To My Friend David, In Memory of his Sister, Eve Sedgwick The southernmost sky is...