Criticism

College Cheating Viral Video -The “Deal” I Would Have Offered

November 21, 2010

Last week there was a popular video circulating where a college professor confronts his class after learning that somehow, students obtained access to the test key used for an exam and statistically, it appeared as though about 1/3 of the class cheated.  The video is somewhat lengthy, so I’ll break down the high points for […]

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I Fought The Deficit and The Deficit Won.

November 16, 2010

There’s a really interesting, fun and somewhat deceptive tool at the NYTimes [deficit tool] which allows you to toy with various proposals in order to cut the deficit and in real time, you can see how you did.  As you can see, the tool starts off with the present assumptions and lets you cut from […]

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US Deficit Panel Recommendations: Cuts, Cuts, Cuts

November 10, 2010

Today, Obama’s fiscal commission released initial proposals to curtail the burgeoning US deficit.  While it’s only a “preliminary report” and there’s no telling what, if anything from it will actually be instituted by the administration and Congress in the coming years, here are some serious game-changing recommendations: What The Deficit Panel Wants to Cut Defense […]

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Can My Company Fire Me Over Trash-Talking on Facebook?

November 8, 2010

There’s an interesting case brewing, the first of its kind actually, where the National Labor Relations Board has taken up the case of an employee who trash-talked her supervisor, pretty inappropriately in my opinion, and was summarily fired for doing so.  The Labor Relations Board is arguing that a worker should be able to badmouth […]

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Something The Politicians, the Banksters and Thieves Should Consider

November 7, 2010

My father died a few years ago and occasionally, my mom sends me a note or a memory of him.  I a recent email she sent me was worth sharing.  I’ve crossed out my brother’s name and “Pop” was my grandfather.  My brother stopped talking to my parents (and me) shortly before my father died.  […]

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No, We’re Not All Equal…And That’s a Good Thing

October 27, 2010

I’m with Melinda Gates when she says every life has equal value – at birth.  We are all created equal.  But in our society as adults, we don’t don’t end up as equals from an income and wealth dispersion standpoint as adults – and that’s a good thing.  There was a recent survey [BusinessWeek] in […]

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