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Obama: A Pragmatist with Framing as His Sword

The NY Times runs a lengthy front page Sunday feature, exploring Obama's years as an activist and politician in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. As the feature recounts, Obama has always been a...

FHA Secure, Alonso Quixano, and Windmills

When FHA Secure was announced by the Bush Administration back in August of 2007, the FHA folks were perplexed.  I know because I called them.  First of all, FHA had already been doing unlimited CLTV...

Reason Magazine ... Wazzup?

I blog about Reason magazine here. Some good, some bad, and much to be perplexed over. Keith Halderman has his own opinion on this thing over at the History News Network blog. When I first became a...

McCain reportedly tells staff to leave Hillary alone - prefers her as opponent in the fall, she'll b

Superdelegates take note:McCain would prefer to go up against Clinton in the general election, insiders reveal.He has instructed his campaign staff to "chill out" on countering Hillary Clinton's...

Joey Gonzalez: Great American!

Read this review of this book.From the review... Soon after landing a newspaper job in my early 20s, an editor asked if my parents were really proud of me.The question perplexed me, and it was...

My Latino kids don't need affirmative action

March 26, 2008 By Carmen Juri Soon after landing a newspaper job in my early 20s, an editor asked if my parents were really proud of me. The question perplexed me, and it was only years later that I...

Call of Duty 4 DLC in the works for PC

Filed under: PC, First Person Shooters As excited as we are about new maps for Call of Duty 4, we have to admit to being a bit perplexed as to why we weren't hearing anything about the content...

Taking The Passion Out of Easter

The Corner on National Review Online The pastors at this church in Raleigh, North Carolina, were perplexed when they saw the Holy Week Sunday school lessons for preschoolers from “First...

Dombey and Son/ Charles Dickens

Genre: DramaMain characters: Mr. Paul Dombey, Florence DombeySummary: The book opens shortly after the birth of Mr. Dombey's second child, his first son. This is a very happy event for him, as images...

Whatever happened to inductive learning?

When it comes to writing interactive learning materials, I've always preferred a particular approach and have used this almost without thinking for the past twenty years. Rather than 'tell and test',...