My Kind of Expert

AVC: There was an editorial in The New York Times yesterday by David Brooks ["The Class War Before Palin," 10/9/08], a conservative columnist, about how the Republican Party has rejected intellectualism and devoted itself to sort of ruling from the … [Continue reading]

Math Against Tyranny — Understanding the Electoral College

In Math Against Tyranny Will Hiveley profiles mathematician Alan Natapoff, who says that when it comes to the Electoral College, "Everybody gets this wrong. Everybody. Because we were taught incorrectly." The more Natapoff looked into the … [Continue reading]

Poverty Bibliography (Blog Action Day 2008)

This post is part of Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty, and is offered with a tip of the hat to Pat Dryburgh, who got me in on it. Pat, more than anyone I know in the blogosphere, exposes his heart on his blog--the good, the bad, and the ugly. His … [Continue reading]

Dashed Hopes (or, Nonsense in Nashville)

Here is Richard Harwood, the day of the second debate of the campaign, commenting on the way the U.S. presidential race has gone: But sadly, the dynamic that is most shaping this race is not the economic crisis, but the increasing intensity of … [Continue reading]

Coming Next Week: Blog Action Day ’08: Poverty

Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty. Coming October 15th. Visit http://blogactionday.org, and join the Blog Action Day '08 conversation on poverty! … [Continue reading]