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France Rules Out Lockdown Despite Surge in COVID Cases0
- Economics
- August 26, 2020
The long summer of 2020 just keeps getting longer, but some world leaders are showing a reluctance to keep marching to the drumbeat of the all-consuming war on COVID-19. Public health officials in France last week announced the nation experienced 3,776 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, the largest daily total it had seen in three
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‘Nice White Parents’ Responsible for Failing Public Schools, Says NYT0
- Education
- August 26, 2020
Why does the public education system continue to fail America’s children? Policy experts have pondered this question for decades. Most say the answer is complicated, requiring a nuanced, collaborative approach. But not The New York Times. It found the problem, and it’s simple: white parents. The solution? “Try, whenever possible, to suppress the power of
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How to Recognize a Bad Teacher0
- Education
- August 25, 2020
The sign of a good music teacher, I was told as a teenager, is a willingness to allow parents to sit in on lessons. A teacher willing to have parents observe their lessons demonstrates that she has nothing to hide, is open to critique or comments, and is one who partners with parents in helping
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Google’s Disruption of Higher Ed Is Just What Students Need0
- Economics
- August 25, 2020
My wife and I recently hired a financial advisor who is helping us map out our financial future. He seemed stunned that we didn’t want to take advantage of the U.S. tax code’s 529 provision, which helps parents save for their children’s education. “You have three kids,” he said. “Odds are at least one will
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Excellence: Race, Merit, and Our Young People0
- Culture
- August 25, 2020
When Joe Biden and crew were seeking a vice-presidential candidate for the ticket, Biden stipulated that he would only look at women of color. A curious voter might ask: Isn’t such a requirement sexist and racist? Suppose you were running for president. You appear on national television and state you would only accept a white
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A Closer Look at the States that Stayed Open0
- Economics
- August 25, 2020
I’m sure we all remember that fateful month of March. One after another states began to issue lockdown orders, closing businesses, restricting travel, and ordering people to stay home. That was the month when the United States went from viewing COVID-19 as a minimal threat to issuing some of the most draconian lockdown measures in
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‘Racism’ Is a Matter of Definition0
- Culture
- August 25, 2020
Discrimination is part of everyday life, and though it often carries a negative connotation, it is an essential practice. For example, we discriminate against the kinds of TV programs or people we don’t like, between fact and fiction, and among activities of varying risk. But discrimination is an act; before that, it is an opinion.
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Why the Worst Rise to the Top in Politics0
- Culture
- August 24, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has hit the state of New York especially hard. Almost 33,000 New Yorkers have died from the virus, more total deaths than any other state in the country. And New York ranks as the second-worst state for deaths when adjusted for population. The Empire State alone accounts for one in five coronavirus
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Maybe New York City Deserves to End0
- Culture
- August 24, 2020
Americans are leaving big cities in droves. The Daily Mail, writing about the exodus from Los Angeles quotes a local resident as saying, “The streets look like Haiti after the earthquake. It’s dirty, dangerous and work has dried up. Even when studios start to open up, people will choose to work from other places.” In the first part
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