There are some rare people who are driven to put it all on the line for what they believe – despite the risks. Swartz was one of those people. As an independent researcher, I often ran into the closed doors he fought so hard to prop open. Thanks. RIP.P…
Responding to Newtown, Aurora, Blacksburg, et al
I watched President Obama’s speech at the Newtown Memorial last night. My college and high school-aged kids and some of their friends and cousins were there too. It gave me a chance to not only consider how to pick myself up after such a senseless trag…
Jezebel Exposes Young Bigots In-Training
Young people are known for mixing up the sequence “ready, aim, fire” to something more akin to ready, fire, uh…aim”, but Tracy Egan Morrissey, over at Jezebel has certainly taken some of the kiddies to ‘school’ on how responsibility goes hand-in-hand…
Sandy Hook School And Top Ten Myths About Mass Shootings
Reposted From Chronicle of Higher Education (here)… Top 10 Myths About Mass ShootingsDecember 18, 2012, 2:42 pm By James Alan Fox Even before the death toll in last Friday’s school massacre in Newtown, Conn., was determined, politicians, pundits, and…
What About Lance Armstrong?
This is the same look that Bill Clinton gave America when it was clear that Monica Lewinsky repeatedly polished his chrome in the White House. Lance wasn’t just a doper – he was the Al Capone of dopers. In fact, all past, present, and future dopers wil…