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Decline

That was quick

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Okay, I know it was a slam dunk, but still… Filibuster reform is in trouble, proponents warn, at the hands of a scaled-back proposal they say would enhance rather than diminish the Senate minority’s power to obstruct. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) says his proposal to force filibustering senators to occupy the floor and speak ceaselessly [...]

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The Future of Education?

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Kevin Carey of the Washington Monthly suggests that it's time to rehabilitate an age old educational scam: Deep in the recesses of my spam filter, among phishing lures and ads for unregulated “enhancing” pharmaceuticals, vaguely named online universities occasionally promise to transform my valuable personal and professional accomplishments into a convenient and inexpensive college degree. [...]

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