Posted by D. Reiner on Wednesday, March 23, 2011
I quickly tire when hearing about unions, failing schools, underpaid teachers, standardized testing, etc. Working in education, I hear tirades about these things all the time, typically from people who claim to have all the easy answers and have never led a class or faced educational and economic hardship. Apparently we're all experts because...
Posted by D. Reiner on Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Once again, I find the venerable Ta-Nehisi Coates in my head:
“But the longer I write, the more I think my problems have less to do with ADD, and more to do with my desire to avoid pain. It's painful to write. It's painful to take a clear look at your finances, at your health, at your relationships. At least it's painful when you have no confidence...
Posted by D. Reiner on Sunday, March 13, 2011
Republicans have been getting a lot of bad press lately and the conservative base is in need of a quick pick-me up. Cue James O'Keefe, who swooped in to rescue their sagging spirits with yet another series of secretly taped and heavily edited videos! This time, O'Keefe targeted popular Republican scapegoat National Public Radio (NPR).
James...
Posted by D. Reiner on Wednesday, March 09, 2011
I learned some interesting things while reading Joseph K. Grieboski's column in the Huffington Post about America's apparent need to have an Ambassador for Religious Liberty. Despite his exhortations, I find myself unable to agree with Grieboski's premise. Every problem he wants the next Ambassador for Religious Liberty to address could (and should)...
Posted by D. Reiner on Tuesday, March 08, 2011
It's disappointing to see how long I've left my "new" blog alone, given the pomp and circumstance I showered on its creation. Life makes it hard to write, but that's not a valid excuse anymore. Things won't get any easier.
Back in November, when I threw myself into reading everything I could about religion, I quickly got distracted by economics,...
