New York City is full of high profile, compelling education controversies. Mayoral control! Rubber room! Budget cuts! Swine flu! So it won’t be surpri ... View all

by Cecelia WatkinsAs an Islamic/Middle Eastern Studies major, I am especially interested in issues involving Muslim women, and in clarifying misunders ... View all

No problem. Argh. OK I meant to amend my original pull request to mention the third patch but I apparently forgot. The third patch is necessary t ... View all

Cross-party peers cite free speech defence to block changes to billChurch of England bishops are on a collision course with the government over its pl ... View all

J.J. Abrams warps Time at will. Past, present, and future coexist as a kind of fluid that cannot be contained. The camera jumps back and forth in time ... View all

Washington State legislature proclaimed April the Month of the Military Child in recognition of the particularly difficult and unique challenges milit ... View all

Often, I’ll get asked which books I suggestfor social media. Sometimes I’ll quip, “[Besides Now Is Gone,] How to Win Friends and Inf ... View all

When Mac OS X Leopard was released a few months ago, one of the major features being promoted was Time Machine. This was Apple’s revolutionary a ... View all

Yesterday, Gov. Lynch of New Hampshire stated that he would sign the same-sex marriage bill—but only if the legislature adds some stuff to it ex ... View all

Today was one of the most incredible days in my life thus far! I never dreamed that I would have any input or influence in any system larger than my ... View all

I think everyone has a friend who is just hard to keep up with.  They date a new person every week.  They move repeatedly.  They are always on to some ... View all

WHILE DALE CARNEGIE recommends against pointing out when others are wrong, he expects a higher standard from you, his reader. Not only are you to conf ... View all

Could close satellite courthouses and cancel hundreds of contracts. One-third of county employees could be out of work. A special legislative session ... View all

(Updated as this story has now been confirmed and updated a second time as I've thought some more about it.)Gulp!And so the question on everyone's min ... View all

Why is Barack Obama running against the record of George W. Bush? Have you heard the Democrats' newest nickname for John McCain? It's " ... View all

ABORTION HAS DISASTROUS EFFECTS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTHSince the agrarian revolution about 10,000 years ago, man has desired large families ... View all

There has been quite a stir in the past few days about facebook changing their terms and conditions. Many facebook users, bloggers and the media have ... View all

Tomorrow the Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee will hold hearings on two bills concerning marriage. Scheduled for a hearing is a bill (2009-H 574 ... View all

OK this is a warning before and after you read this...you might get excited...you might jump for joy...finally vindicated that homeschooling is a vali ... View all

Professor Berry tangentially raises the above question in a post today on the Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog via his telling of the case of Soe ... View all