Skimming the news, one might get the impression that the United States now has national education standards. “National School Standards, at Last,” smiled a March 14 New York Times editorial head. Although I count myself a supporter...
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Tony Judt Confronts Death
Tony Judt is dying. In less than two years, he has gone from a healthy man to a quadriplegic who relies on a machine to breathe. He has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease. It is a terrible disease, one that Judt...
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Research Note: Recent Books on U.S. Government Propaganda
Should government serve the people? Or should people serve government? Or should people serve government so that government may serve the people? One enters this philosophical thicket whenever one speaks of government propaganda. I’ve caught word of these recent books on the topic, and...
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New York Times’ Story on Political Science
As a political scientist, I confess having many criticisms of the field as undertaken in the U.S. What this New York Times‘ article touches upon is fundamental: what good...
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Research Resource: Online Archive of The Public Interest
The Public Interest was founded in 1965 by Daniel Bell and Irving Kristol and ceased publication in 2005. It was a very influential journal of policy and political thought,...
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Research Note: American Foundation for Continuing Education
Back in June, I wrote of the American Foundation for Continuing Education (AFCE). I noted that Edward C. Banfield had written at least two short stories for this organization,...
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Sam Tanenhaus, The Death of Conservatism (New York: Random House, 2009)
A Thoughtful Take on the Travails of Modern Conservatism, by Kevin R. Kosar, October 29, 2009 A cacophony of voices have taken up the topic of “what’s wrong with...
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Margaret Halsey, With Malice Towards Some (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1938)
A Best Seller in 1938 That Remains a Fun Read, by Kevin R. Kosar, September 22, 2009 Margaret Halsey was all of 27 years of age when she published...
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Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (New York: Vintage 2004)
“A Peculiar, Amusing, and Impressive Story,” by Kevin R. Kosar, September 17, 2009 Christopher John Francis Boone has Asperger Syndrome, a disease a bit like autism that leaves its...
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