by David Safier Kurt Vonnegut died awhile ago, but a scene from Slaughterhouse 5 came to me as I watched the Concert on the Mall this afternoon and listened to Obama's short talk at the end, tears in my eyes. I don't have a copy of the novel at hand, so I'll have to relate … Read more
by David Safier You mean it's possible that "throwing money at education" can result in better educated students? Five years after Maryland increased spending by $2 billion to provide greater academic equity, students have made remarkable gains in reading and math, according to a report given to the Maryland General Assembly yesterday by an outside … Read more
by David Safier Columnist David Brooks is a sometimes conservative, sometimes neo-conservative. Lately it's been hard to figure out what he is. For the next few days and weeks, the best way to describe him might be Neo-bama. Brooks likes the new Prez, a lot, and he's disillusioned with his right wing buddies. In a … Read more
by David Safier When the Star writes an editorial using the line, "an abomination, pure and simple" and it's not talking about murder or some other unspeakable act, you know something must be truly awful. Here's the entire sentence from this morning's editorial: The budget-balancing proposal floated by the state Legislature's Republican leaders on Thursday … Read more
by David Safier Tom Friedman infuriates me again and again when he writes about geopolitics, and especially the Middle East. But when his subjects are the environment and education, he may get a little utopian, but he can be right on the money in the direction he wants us to move. Sunday's op ed was … Read more