The Stopped Clock

Political discussion and ranting, premised upon the fact that even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

A Tablet as a Replacement for, Not Addition to, a Car Display

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Apparently Apple is in talks to do... something in along that line . It has had some niche successes with having auto makers use tablets in...

A "Bush v. Gore" What If....

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Courtesy of Sandra Day O'Connor, Scott Lemiuex shares his memories of a horrible series of Supreme Court decisions. And, again, it’s n...
Sunday, April 28, 2013

The Logic Behind Control Freaky iPhones

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I have sympathy for the argument that Apple has a history of being something of a control freak with its hardware, and that its tendency to...
Friday, April 26, 2013

David Stockman, Government Subsidies and the Minimum Wage

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As David Stockman makes the rounds to promote his new book, I caught a few of his bon mots on government intervention in the economy. He ...
Thursday, April 18, 2013

With Bipartisanship Like This, Health Care Doesn't Need Enemies

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When you hear about an organization that calls itself the "Bipartisan Policy Center", what's the first question that comes to...
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Thursday, April 11, 2013

The Top Three Reasons Why Lists Are.... Oh, Forget It

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Paul Waldman asks an interesting question - a lot of online content comes in the form of lists as a form of link baiting, but lists are al...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Actually, It's Not So Easy to Teach Yourself New Tricks....

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An afterthought on Thomas Friedman's column , But, more than ever, our kids will have to “invent” a job. (Fortunately, in today’s world...
Tuesday, April 09, 2013

U.S. Schools Have Always Kinda... Sucked

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Thomas Friedman has noticed that, based upon international tests, U.S. students lag behind their international peers. I don't want to ...

Jobs Will Exist in the Future, But Résumés Might Not....

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When I read Friedman's piece on " inventing jobs ", I had hoped that he would be speaking to a future in which workers were m...

You Won't Save Middle Class Jobs with Talk About Teaching Motivation

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A few days ago, Thomas Friedman took a kernel of truth and attempted to run much too far with it. At this point there is immense downward ...
Monday, April 08, 2013

The Problems of Heterosexual Marriage Can't Be Attributed to Things That Haven't Happened

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Before going out of town, I apparently opened a browser window to Ross Douthat's latest editorial on gay marriage, one in which he reve...
Sunday, April 07, 2013

What's the Alternative to Chained CPI

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Matthew Yglesias is upset that the President has raised the possibility of using chained CPI for cost of living adjustments for Social Sec...

Who Attends KIPP's Schools, and Why

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Elliott Witney, a former leader of a KIPP charter school, claims , Finally, I want to address your question of whether or not KIPP leaders ...
Friday, March 29, 2013

Yes, Yes, Becoming an M.D. Involves Traveling Down a Long, Expensive Road

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Still, I would feel more sympathy for this guy if he hadn't forgotten to tell us his starting salary when he completed his residency a...
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Is it Really Hamid Karzai Who is Confused?

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Stephen Biddle and Michael O'Hanlon opine, For most Americans, Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s words and actions are difficult to under...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Shipping Cost Fraud and Misrepresentation on Ebay

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One of the problems with buying on eBay is that, although there are many legitimate sellers, there are also many sellers who engage in dubi...

"This Court Will Not Tolerate Allusion!"

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Michigan has a crime commonly known as "fleeing and eluding," MCL 257.602a . One might argue that if you are brought before a cou...
Sunday, March 24, 2013

Teaching and the Measure of Greatness

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The other day I saw a brief interview with Michelle Rhee, in which she defended her stance on the apocryphal sign she claims to have seen i...
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