Monthly Archives: August 2011

Harvard professor of history, Alexander Keyssar, writes in the Washington Post, “The real grand bargain, coming undone,” that the agenda of today’s conservatives “looks like a bizarre effort to return to the Gilded Age, an era with little regulation of … Continue reading →

Ray Kurzweil’s prediction that “The Singularity Is Near” was given a new jolt of credibility this week, when IBM revealed it has developed a new “cognitive computing chip” designed to mimic the functions of the human brain. Kurzeil is a … Continue reading →

Interesting article in today’s NYT, “Crashing the Tea Party,” says, according to polls, disapproval of the Tea Party is increasing and, “even before the furor over the debt limit, its brand was becoming toxic.” The authors of the article — … Continue reading →

Zach Schiller writes for Policy Matters Ohio about “The Great Ohio Sell-Off” of Ohio’s assets approved in the new two year budget.  He writes, “We may be giving away public assets, which taxpayers have spent considerable sums to build, for … Continue reading →

Interesting article in today’s DDN, explains, “Cursive writing no longer required for school districts. Dept. of Education leaves it up to districts whether to teach the skill.” The writer, Margo Rutledge Kissell, does a nice job of reporting on how … Continue reading →