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  • Goodhart’s Law Explains Education Decay

    Goodhart’s Law Explains Education Decay0

    Everywhere in education, you see incentives at work. The incentives, though, are so far removed from the actual goals of education that they produce perverse results. Goodhart’s Law is usually stated, “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” Economics textbooks often use the allegory of a maker of nails,

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  • Goodbye to Lady Justice

    Goodbye to Lady Justice0

    Are we witnessing the end of justice and equality before the law in America? On April 15, the Department of Justice announced that the still-unnamed police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt during the protests at our Capitol in early January would not be charged with her death. We still have no real explanation as to why the

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  • Goodbye Net Neutrality; Hello Competition

    Goodbye Net Neutrality; Hello Competition0

    • November 27, 2017

    At long last, with the end of “net neutrality,” competition could soon come to the industry that delivers Internet services to you. You might be able to pick among a range of packages, some minimalist and some maximalist, depending on how you use the service. Or you could choose a package that charges based only

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  • Good, simple advice for Christmas

    Good, simple advice for Christmas0

    There’s a popular quote attributed to the author G.K. Chesterton that’s been floating around the social media world that seems quite applicable for not only Christmas, but the entire year. “There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.” Unfortunately, when you

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  • Good Samaritan Fined for Plowing Out Elderly Neighbors

    Good Samaritan Fined for Plowing Out Elderly Neighbors0

    Local News 8 in Idaho reports: Whenever the snowfall gets bad, you’ll find Mitch Fisher riding his ATV with a plow attached on his street. Plowing the snow off the road to make sure things are nice and clear for his family and neighbors. “I try to clean my spot and all the neighbors around

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  • Good Reading Is the Cure for Gullibility

    Good Reading Is the Cure for Gullibility3

    The other day, a friend of mine posted on social media a picture of her three children, sitting in the living room, each with a nose in a book. She was having a proud-mom moment, noting that she couldn’t believe the day had finally come when all her children were able to read on their

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