Beyond the Achievement Gap
Richard Rothstein on the challenges facing American education
On the Newsstand:Unions
HCD vs. HRC: Labor Debate Liveblog
8:33 Debate ends. Wrapup coming 8:29-Republicans–Matt says-one more dichotomy, do you believe that labour and management are at odds. Shouldn’t they come together to create profits (I thought the Republican point was that Harvard shouldn’t make profits). Matt-we have to protect the long term financial health so we can retain our dominance as the top employer in the region? See ... Read More
Also at the debate
8:17 Questions begin. So I have been holding my tongue for a while, but this is the part of the debate that entirely ticks me off. “Harvard is for the students and faculty first”? “If we were the only university we could save jobs, but we need to compete with Georgetown”? Seriously? First of all: it is not at all ... Read More
Liveblog 4
8:20-Colin Motley, President of the Republican club, asks Democrats “if card check increases wages for workers who have jobs, but decreases the jobs available, is that a good thing.” 8:19–Democrats-People don’t make decisions based on what percentage of the budget goes to stein clubs. 8:17–Republicans-Let’s preserve the endowment (that’s a very Burkian sentiment). Also, preserving jobs makes up a ... Read More
Liveblog 3
8:08–And now the Republican position: It sucks. The sucks refers to layoffs, oh you of the dirty mind. Also “this university doesn’t exist to give workers jobs. We need to save money so that we can expand to Allston and Brighton.” Is it just me, or do the expansions always make you quote Caesar: “Omnia Allston in tres partes divisa ... Read More
Republican on the Inside
Every time I read a strategy memo for the next Republican party, I panic a little. It’s a sudden fear – oh no, what if they figure it out this time? – that quickly subsides, because usually the argument is poor enough that the party to which I happen to be illogically loyal has little to fear. But when intelligent ... Read More
GM: A Case Study for Single-Payer Healthcare
So auditors are now reporting that GM’s long-term viability is, to put it charitably, a little bit doubtful. When this sort of language is going into GM’s annual report, then it is a virtual certainty that the depth of its problems are no doubt quite severe. Insofar as Citibank and BofA (and possibly all major American banks) are now zombie ... Read More
An Odd Symmetry
I couldn’t help but notice a pretty odd parallel (or, properly, inversion) between the abortive auto bailout killed by Senate Republicans and the TARP bank bailout of October. The first one, killed by House Republicans. Gosh, the Republicans do not like bailouts. Sidebar: While yes, large government bailouts do go against the Republicans’ stated ideals of limited government interference in ... Read More
The Ties that Bind
Bush, Evangelicals, and the Republican PartyBy Ray Duer ‘11 Coming on the heels of President Clinton’s scandal-ridden second term, and campaigning in 2000 as a “compassionate conservative” with the promise of a return of moral fortitude to the Oval Office, George W. Bush won the heart of one of America’s most powerful voting blocs, Protestant Evangelicals. In 2004 family values ... Read More
