Our public schools are awash in high-stakes testing, but we aren’t doing well enough. We know this, of course, because …
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Tag Archives: Barack Obama
The 2 Percent Solution
It is no surprise that President Obama’s fellow “progressives” were dismayed at his agreement to continue the Bush-era income tax …
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Nothing Accomplished, But A Surprisingly Good Start
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My low expectations for the president’s deficit-cutting commission will probably be realized this week, when the powerless panel, in all …
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Clueless
It’s never a good thing when another country calls your financial policy clueless. It’s particularly bad if that other country …
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Pelosi Blocks Obama’s Re-Election Path
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President Obama is pondering how to deal with his strengthened Republican adversaries when he returns from this week’s Asian summits. …
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Organized Labor Tries To Regroup
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Organized labor, even more than the Democratic Party, took a punch in the gut with yesterday’s election results. The end …
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Don’t Like The Speech? Attack The Speaker
If you don’t like what someone has to say, you can attack his right to say it. That is the …
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If Things Are Getting Better, Why Are We So Miserable?
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You have heard by now that the recession is officially over. Do you feel like celebrating? Probably not. This week’s …
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The 2012 Election Campaign Gets Underway
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You might think the 2012 presidential campaign will get underway on the morning of Nov. 3, when both parties survey …
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A Year To Rediscover ‘Normal’
The year 2011 is officially open for business, and for the first time in a long time, it seems the …
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