Author Archives: Mike Bock

Progressives Should Push A Debate Over National Identity — Over Remembering Who We Are

The showdown over the federal budget is not a debate about money, it is a over our national character, a debate about how we see ourselves. I like the scene from “The Lion King” when the voice booms down the … Continue reading

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When Computers Are Billions Of Times More Intelligent Than Humans — What Should Be The Aims Of Education?

Ray Kurzweil has a wonderful view of the near future where disease and poverty disappear, where humans enjoy miracle after miracle enriching and elevating their lives, where the world itself is healed of environmental degradation and where death itself is … Continue reading

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Bob Sommers — Ohio’s New Director Of 21St Century Education — Explains His Vision Of The Future

John Kasich, Ohio’s new governor, has emphasized his goal of reforming Ohio’s educational system. (See: Kasich creates cabinet post for education.) The person charged with this big task is Bob Sommers — given the title, “Director of The Governors Office … Continue reading

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