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October 2014

October 02, 2014

Teens on a LARC

OK, I'll bite: I wrote about the drive to get teenage girls onto LARCs -...

October 01, 2014

The Cool Girl speech

So I told you the other day that I didn't like Gone Girl, even though...

October 01, 2014

When children are commodities

In today's paper: a white Ohio woman, Jennifer Cramblett, is suing a suburban Chicago sperm bank...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

In which I once again really tried to like fiction

I don't read fiction -- as a general rule, at least, and I haven't in...

September 28, 2014

10,000 hours of practice — or genes?

There's a worthwhile piece in Slate.com on this topic today (yeah, I know, who'd have...

September 28, 2014

From the library: Licensed to Lie: Exposing Corruption in the Department of Justice, by Sidney Powell

This is a very interesting book, and very timely, too, considering Eric Holder's resignation announcement.The...

September 28, 2014

The “dependent benefits” case for global, rather than territorial, taxation

This was interesting: instapundit.com had a link to an article on Canadian immigrants who were...

September 27, 2014

The new archbishop’s press conference

According to the Tribune (sorry, paywall), the incoming Bishop Blase Cupich identified "immigration reform as chief...

September 27, 2014

Would you buy a refriger-oven?

I would!I started cooking with the crock-pot when my youngest was a baby, and found...

September 25, 2014

Delayed adulthood — and the college financial aid process

So yesterday I commented that a graduate student is automatically defined as an "independent" student...

September 24, 2014

Tuition set-asides: another example?

So this came from Inside Higher Ed, as linked to by Legal Insurrection: the dean...

September 23, 2014

Foreign Policy Open Thread

Every now and again, I feel the need to remind you all that I care...

September 23, 2014

Are Illinois’ largest companies just a bunch of tax cheats?

No, of course not. Next question.But that's what Senator Dick Durbin, and the Chicago Tribune,...

September 22, 2014

Thinking about density: It’s complicated

(Bear with me: today's post is a bit long and rambly.)Last Friday, Megan McArdle wrote...

September 22, 2014

Parking a link: mortality tables

This came from instapundit.com, actually: "Police and fire pension funds report $200,000 shortfall," from the...

September 21, 2014

Parking a link: “drive-by doctoring”

Falls into the category of "read one thing at the NYT site, and follow a...

September 17, 2014

Well, at least we can plan our next European vacation

Just a link from the WSJ: "U.S. Dollar Will Achieve Parity With Euro by 2017,...

September 17, 2014

Nice work, if you can get it!

Here's an article from the local Daily Herald, on the new contract for the toll...

September 16, 2014

Parking a link: sexual assault at Occidental College

From Instapundit.com, in a story on a lawsuit by an expelled student, the first time...

September 16, 2014

What about a liberal arts GMI?

So, look, yesterday I linked to a report quantifying the fact that employers are increasing...

September 15, 2014

Steven Salaita’s dissertation

Not much in the way of new developments since I first wrote about the Steven...

September 15, 2014

From today’s Tribune

Mondays, when the Trib features lots of wire reports and general human interest stories because...

September 13, 2014

What should student loans look like?

(This is just a draft, but I'll post this for comment as I work on...

September 13, 2014

The History of Helicopter Parents

(Note: I originally wrote this on September 11th, but I'm trying to get back to...

September 12, 2014

Second base = 40 years? The human cost of “fighting sexual assault” (plus bonus reflections on the legal system)

(I originally wrote this post this morning, and am now re-writing it in light of...

September 10, 2014

Have you been following the Steven Salaita story?

The short version of this story is that a professor who was slated to begin...

September 09, 2014

Home-cooked meals: engaging with Marcotte

Look, I know I'm late to the party. Everybody's been busy mocking Amanda Marcotte for...

September 08, 2014

How Many “Jane the Actuary”s are there?

The other day, I had an idea for a project: rather than writing about whatever...

September 08, 2014

A new CDC report: crying wolf?

After reading through the CDC report that's the source of the "1 in 5 college...

September 07, 2014

In which I begin to learn that high school has changed – not always for the better

I'd mentioned periodically that my oldest son has started high school, though I can't remember...

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