NEW YORK TIMES: Bruni argues that the first place some of us go — not to college generally but to a particular college — has less impact on identity, success and happiness than many suppose. What he calls the “industrialization of the college admission process” in recent decades amounts to a speedup abetted by expensive […]
Month: March 2015
The Anti-Semitism Surge That Isn’t
THE FORWARD EDITORIAL: You can see how the perception took hold. Two professors from Trinity College who have been studying American Jewish college students for years included a question about anti-Semitism in their latest survey. The results were startling: 54% percent said that they had experienced or witnessed anti-Semitism on campus during the first six […]
Indiana’s governor is a counter-factual fool in dealing with the spread of AIDS
Mr. Pence’s order, which is in effect for 30 days, would allow for a needle-exchange program within Scott County if one is requested by local officials.”
The 10 Real Reasons Harry Reid [Will] Quit the Senate
NEWSMAX:… 1. Reid faced a difficult re-election battle next year. According to a “Crystal Ball” report from the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, “We identified Reid as probably the most vulnerable Democratic incumbent in this Senate cycle.” Retirement allows Reid to avoid a humiliating defeat. 7. His age. Reid is 75. If he ran […]
Marijuana Is Changing the Workplace. Here’s How Employers Should Deal With It.
SLATE: With medical marijuana legal in 23 states and Washington, D.C., there are now millions of card-carrying cannabis users working at companies across the U.S. While four states and the District have legalized recreational marijuana use, pot is still illegal under federal law, and many business owners still subscribe to the plant’s Reefer Madness stigma […]
Elizabeth Warren Fires Back After Wall Street Threats
HUFF POST: …[Senator Elizabeth] Warren has been a vocal advocate for reigning in big banks that she says wield too much power in Washington after their recklessness triggered the 2008 financial meltdown. Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America have discussed ways to soften Warren’s strong tone, Reuters reports, and representatives of some […]
Why it may suit Iran to let the Saudis win in Yemen
ALJAZEERA COLUMN: It may appear confusing at first glance that the U.S. is supporting a Saudi-led military intervention against Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen while waging its own air campaign in support of Iran’s allies fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Tikrit, Iraq — and negotiating a nuclear accord with […]
Belated kudos to LNP for its editorial on LGH
We ask LNP to join us in requesting that merger talks be put on hold and to requests public forums be held around the county where questions can be posed and answers required.
Decline of the Philadelphia Inquirer Part 4: Burning a source
Rather than go to jail to protect a source as most newspaper reporters would do, the Inquirer and Daily News seem satisfied to work with court officials to expose a source, and punish the source for giving them information.
Regional offensive against rebels trying to take over Yemen presses on
EDITOR: “Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition. And we will all go home.” From a popular First World War song, but a good description of President Obama’s foreign policy.
Major publisher retracts 43 scientific papers amid wider fake peer-review scandal
WASHINGTON POST: A major publisher of scholarly medical and science articles has retracted 43 papers because of “fabricated” peer reviews amid signs of a broader fake peer review racket affecting many more publications. The publisher is BioMed Central, based in the United Kingdom, which puts out 277 peer-reviewed journals. A partial list of the retracted […]
Germanwings Co-Pilot Suffered ‘Serious Depressive Episode’
EDITOR: Our understanding is this is this may be the third case of planes crashing due to pilot suicide in the past five years. We may now be dealing with a rash of ‘copy cat’ murders.
Indiana signs ‘religious freedom’ bill
FINANCIAL TIME: Indiana Governor Mike Pence has signed a bill that would allow businesses to refuse service to gay and lesbian patrons on the grounds of “religious freedom”, even as some of the state’s largest business interests oppose the measure. Mr Pence, a potential 2016 presidential contender, said he signed the bill because “many people […]
Airlines toughen up cockpit rules after Germanwings Alps crash
FINANCIAL TIMES: EasyJet, Norwegian, Monarch, Emirates and Air Canada were among those who introduced new procedures to require two people in the cockpit at all times. EasyJet said it had taken the decision after consultation with the UK’s civil Aviation Authority. The CAA has written to all UK carriers to ask what procedures they have […]