by David Safier First it was the Goldwater Institute claiming a one cent sales tax hike would cost the average family $600 a year, then lowering the number to $400. They're both wildly wrong, but still, G.I. blinked. Now it's Tom Jenney, Arizona state chapter director of ultra conservative Americans For Prosperity, stepping back from … Read more
by David Safier I caught this on NPR around 8 this morning, so I don't have a transcript with the exact quotation. The story was about the police state anti-immigration bill awaiting Brewer's I'm-hoping-but-I-don't-have-much-hope veto. Senators were speaking from the floor before casting their votes. Al Melvin said, basically: This bill is about public safety. … Read more
by David Safier Here's something that distinguishes the left from the right. When we find something credible that contradicts what we've said before, we're likely to mention it instead of sweeping it under the rug or screaming it into oblivion. In the past, I've written about studies saying English Immersion for ELL students, which is … Read more
by David Safier It does my heart good to see Matthew Ladner of the Goldwater Institute has such faith in the possibilities of traditional public schools. This is the second or third time in recent months he's praised the schools for raising student test scores, and especially for increasing the scores of Hispanics. Ladner is … Read more
by David Safier If you have some time on your hands and want to learn more about any college level subject imaginable, you can watch complete class lectures by some of the country's best and most popular profs, for free, thanks to some very generous financial backers. Open course material on the Internet may be … Read more