It was supposed to be a talk about brain science – a chance for Newt Gingrich to show off his capacity for Big Ideas and his grasp of complicated policy issues. Instead, the new Republican frontrunner found himself outsmarted and mike-checked by a small group of Occupy protesters who infiltrated the talk at a University [...]
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December 15, 2011
October 22, 2011
Occupy Wall Street: be part of the whyoccupy conversation
Sidy Toure As Occupy protests have spread from New York, across the US and around the world, the two big questions have been: who are the protesters and what do they want. The Guardian thought that one way to answer these questions was to give the protesters the chance to speak for themselves – and [...]
September 30, 2011
Don’t Be Lured By Investment Pornography
It is particularly insidious that so much of what passes for financial journalism is really financial pornography. It’s dispensed by distinguished looking experts who give opinions on a wide range of investing subjects. Sometimes they are right and sometimes they are wrong. They have no accountability. [See the 50 Best Funds for the Everyday Investor.] [...]
September 27, 2011
GOP Should Pay Attention to Gary Johnson’s Stance on Cuba
Poor Gary Johnson. He can’t catch a break, even when he has something valuable to say. If you haven’t heard of Johnson, it’s not really your fault. He’s running for the GOP presidential nomination; in fact, he was among the first to announce his interest. But the former New Mexico Governor has been written off [...]
September 23, 2011
2011 Rugby World Cup: U.S. to Take On a Wounded Giant in Australia
Eagles Coach Eddie O’Sullivan, a former coach of Ireland, may have quietly enjoyed his former players’ success. But he would have known from the moment the final whistle blew in Auckland that it would be his American players who could face the backlash from the wounded Australians. It is a challenge the Eagles, one of [...]
September 17, 2011
Obama Says $5 Dinner Offer Is No Joke
The Obama-Biden team, which this week extended it’s offer to give $5 donors a chance at dinner with the president, must be facing some skepticism. Because today, they issued another E-mail that said the offer isn’t a joke. “I know some people might think this is just some kind of trick or something. It’s not,” [...]
September 15, 2011
SAT Scores Fall as Most Test Takers Miss College Benchmark
The College Board, creators of the SAT, say they’ve discovered what score students need to succeed in college: 1550. It’s a score 43 percent of SAT takers met in 2011, the nonprofit organization announced today. Students with a combined score of 1550 across the critical reading, math, and writing portions of the popular college-entrance exam [...]