The Washington Post’s Confusing (But Obama-Flattering) Coverage Of The New Iranian “Revelations”
I must be missing something (and that chorus in the background shouting “Not for the first time!” can pipe down now). It is not unusual for me to disagree with the Washington Post’s editorializing (both on its editorial pages and, not infrequently, in news articles), but I rarely find its coverage incoherent. But that is […]
No Good Deeds (Really) …
Those of you interested in Virginia’s gubernatorial race, and the level of the Washington Post‘s coverage of it, may find this letter in today’s Post of interest.
More Required “Not Required” Reading
Those of you who remember this may find this vaguely familiar, but I hope you will still find it interesting.
Minority Math: More = More
You will have gathered from this post’s titile, I hope, that minority math is indistinguishable from non-minority math, a point that is strangely absent from the Chronicle of Higher Education’s article this morning, “Minority Students Needed in Math and Science to Combat ‘Brain Drain,’ Professors Say,” and the professors quoted there. The article begins: Mathematics-education […]
Exposing Fears
Take a look at the masterful job Scott Johnson of Power Line has done in exposing the “disgusting” performance of the Washington Post and its reporters, Darryl Fears and Carol Leonnig, in “sliming” James O’Keefe, the ACORN slayer. I especially appreciate his generous acknowledgment of my various Fears pieces in the second of those posts.
The Soft Bigotry Of Low Expectations?
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports this morning that the Department of Education “has made little progress in monitoring,” i.e., knows little or nothing about, “what happens to the hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants given to minority-serving institutions and colleges that enroll a large proportion of low-income students.” A Government Accountability Office […]
“Diversity” At The University Of Virginia?
The Cavalier Daily sported an entire newspaper page today of “Students and administrators reflect[ing] on the Office of Diversity and Equity’s efforts to create a more welcoming, inclusive University community.” It’s a pretty weak reflection; nothing much shows up. The Office was created in 2003 as part of the University’s frenetic, self-flagellating response to what […]
Deficit-Reduction Idea
Here’s an idea that would go a long way toward reducing the federal deficit: A presidential fib tax on Obama every time he says something that’s not true. Over this just past media-blitz weekend, for example, Obama said that fining people who do not buy health insurance is not a tax. “I absolutely reject that […]
“Racial Apologetics”?
The silliest thing (although it is a close call) in John L. Jackson Jr.’s “Brainstorm” entry titled “Racial Apologetics” on the Chronicle of Higher Education blog is that it was organized around the incident of Rep. Joe Wilson shouting “You lie!” at President Obama in frustrated response to Obama’s now well-documented (even by MSNBC!), well, […]
Is MSNBC A News Organization?
As I write (about 8:40AM Monday morning) MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” is playing in the background. A moment ago Helene (the Discriminating Wife) just screamed, and when I ran in to see what had provoked it (a mouse? the cat throwing up on the bed?) it turned out to be Andrea Mitchell saying in response to […]
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