Justin Katz
A comment from Tom W, last week, raises an interesting question (emphasis added): Of course “Linc” is now being widely (hailed) in the MSM regarding involvement with “Republicans for Obama.” Gotta love the irony, since McCain came here to campaign for Chafee to try to save his RINO bacon. This is what happens when the…
There’s something strikingly inappropriate about the Providence Journal’s top-of-the-front-page headline for this story: Biden adds foreign policy expertise to Obama ticket It’s arguably a factual statement, but it carries the strong subtext of: “Readers can stop worrying about those questions of Obama’s inexperience on such matters.” Reading on, a separate area of concern arises (emphasis…
People apparently take radio show ratings seriously. I suppose that should be obvious, but especially on as anonymous a medium as radio waves transmitted indiscriminately over the air, I’ve never understood how anybody can state with confidence the number of listeners to any given show. That said, I’m a little bit surprised that the Arbitron…
Bob Kerr sounds a familiar argument, although I find it no more persuasive in print than in pixels: I know as well as any keen observer that labor unions cause hair loss, teen pregnancy, sexual dysfunction, adolescent obesity and poor gas mileage. I have heard repeatedly from the dashboard sages how unions are plotting to…
According to the Sakonnet Times, the Tiverton teachers’ union is softening its demands in the face of fiscal reality. I note, also, that according to an RI Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education table published in the Providence Journal, not a single Tiverton school had sufficient performance or progress to merit commendation after the last…
What folks on the local Left don’t seem to understand is that we at Anchor Rising aren’t so much politicos as, well, nerds (although we prefer the term “intellectuals,” of course). So, for instance, when one of them cites a factoid or offers some analysis that we find interesting, our first thought is, “Huh. I…
Richard Forbes, of Warwick, offers an argument we’ve heard before: I continually see negative commentaries about unions. Many people express resentment that union members (especially state worker and teacher unions) have excessive perks that the general population cannot obtain. Their anger is directed toward the wrong place. In the past, unionization raised the bar for…
On Matt Allen’s show last night, Andrew summarized his post on the differences in domestic drilling suggestions from the national Democrats and Republicans. Stream by clicking here, or download it.
Obviously, the two articles aren’t in direct opposition, and I’m not suggesting that one presents anything nearing an argument against the other, but the two felt related, so perhaps they’re worth juxtaposing. First, AP education writer Nancy Zuckerbrod’s memoirish piece comparing early childhood education in the England versus the United States: The head teacher and…
No doubt it’s healthy and productive for schools to seek to mimic those fading opportunities for group gatherings and discussion, but Julia Steiny’s column on “circles” at the Paul Cuffee Charter School carries a hint of the “war on boys.” This part is particularly creepy: The power of circles to reintegrate wrongdoers back into the…
