I don’t know that William Deresiewicz really made the case that Ivy League schools are overrated, but he did raise a lot of interesting issues. Having grown up in Princeton, I can be a little sensitive about how Ivy...
Read MoreI don’t think Israel’s problem is that the Palestinians have telegenically dead people. I think their problem is that they started a war of choice and they aren’t achieving their goals and are showing signs of...
Read MoreAccording to a recent Marist poll, 89% of Iowan Democrats and 94% of New Hampshire Democrats have a favorable view of Hillary Clinton. In both states, at least 70% of Democrats expressed their support for a Clinton candidacy...
Read MoreI just had the pleasure of reading Harry S. Truman’s acceptance speech (pdf) at the 1948 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was there that President Truman announced that he was calling for a...
Read MoreHow much does it matter that Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell absolutely hate each other? I mean, what if they were replaced by, say, Chuck Schumer and John Cornyn? Or Dick Durbin and John Thune? How much would really change? I...
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