Anybody see the Frontline special on how health care works in other countries? It was on Tuesday night. I missed it, but will be recording the Sunday 2 a.m. rerun. You can also watch it on your computer by taking the above link.It looked at…
Harvard law professor Mary Ann Glendon wrote in her excellent book "Rights Talk" that an obsession with individual rights undermines social cohesion. An example:"For, in its simple American form, the language of rights is the language of no compromise. The winner takes all and the…
"Math is hard." -- BarbieEven school districts would agree, given their difficulty in coming up with consistent answers to problems involving statistical analysis. For more, read Thursday's editorial.
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