Jonathan Miller's Blog, page 401
July 14, 2011
Steven Schulman: Waiting on Super Action
One of the best aspects of my wonderful job is that I get to touch so many different areas. In the morning I am a human rights lawyer, advising refugees; by mid-day I am a civil rights litigator; in the early afternoon, I discuss micro-finance with my transactional partners; later I go to Capitol Hill to lobby for improving our immigration courts; and in the evening – at least on this evening – I work on education reform.
I had the pleasure tonight to host a panel of educators prior to a...
Zac Byer: Entrepreneurship and Education . . . A Much-Needed Marriage
RP Readers, here's your opportunity to prove to one and all that you could sit for the SAT without breaking into a cold sweat:
Jon walked to work at an average speed of 6 miles per hour and biked back along the same route at 10 miles per hour. If his total traveling time was 2 hours, how many miles were in the round trip? Your choices are A. 6, B. 6.25, C. 7.5, D. 8, or E. 10.
Chances are you could probably narrow your choice down to two or three possibilities. But, what if you are a high...
The RP's Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Fame
The Politics of Fame
Texas Congressman Ron Paul (R-14) is not running for re-election to the House to focus on another run for the Presidency. One famous Republican strategist believes he could present a strong candidacy. [The Daily Beast]
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) proposes a solution to the debt-ceiling debate. While embraces on Wall Street, it has received a less enthusiastic reception on Capitol Hill. [Bloomberg]
Obama, the budget, and the art of political...
Andrei Cherny: A Jobs Plan for the New Work Order
As most Americans return to work following Monday's fourth of July holiday, so the nation's political class also return to their jobs, following majority leader Harry Reid's cancelling of the Senate's scheduled Independence Day recess. Top of the agenda will be negotiations to avoid a crisis over the nation's debt ceiling. But another issue should also top the agenda: the sluggish US jobs recovery. The labor market has stalled again in recent months, while the debate over what to do about...
July 13, 2011
The RP's Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Laughter
The Politics of Laughter
So that how it got its name! [comic]
Free to a good home. . . [Craigslist]
Chinese superheroes. Enough said. [picture]
The boy makes a fantastic point. [comic]
Great way to waste time. A little browser game called Hunting Arrows. [Hunting Arrows]
Jeff Smith: On Mitt Romney's Fundraising Underperformance
[Presidential candidate Mitt Romney's fundraising underperformance] means a few things.
1) A lot of donors who supported Romney last time are jumping ship or dodging him.
2) As the heir to "establishment" frontrunner status, Romney should've been able to cultivate most of the 2008 McCain donors. That hasn't happened.
3) Given how much Perry raised within Texas alone for a gubernatorial race, and given the oil industry's success amid the national recession, there will be ample money for him to...
The RP's Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Recovery
Approximately 300,000 youth are sexually exploited in the United States every year. Read the emotional story of one young woman's escape from a life of prostitution. [CNN]
One of the newest methods of helping children with autism involves tutus and plies. [Time]
The secret to triumph: it's all in the head. [Newsweek]
For a dose of reality, check out this infographic depicting what it's life to live on less than $2 a day in a developing nation. [Good Magazine]
The RP's Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of the Media
Even though historic British tabloid News of the World printed its last paper on Sunday, the newspaper's phone-hacking scandal continues to live on. [CNN]
Twitter's worth fell about $3 billion since February, meaning your tweets are a little less valuable. There's even a (not so) scientific formula to prove it. [Esquire]
Elizabeth Smart recently signed on to ABC News to serve as the network's permanent "abduction expert" when such cases should arise. [NY Magazine]
In an age when politicians can ...
Grant Smith: The Politics of Gen Y Revisited – A New Lost Generation?
The Politics of Generation Y Revisited
On June 15th, my esteemed colleague, Zac Byer, published a thoughtful piece on generation Y's place in the world. Most importantly, he zeroed in on Gen Y's strong attachment to nostalgia.
Perhaps most insightful, he theorized that this attachment to nostalgia is potentially rooted in a generational fear that what lies ahead may not be as bright as what has already passed.
At risk of sounding like a pessimist, one has to wonder, "what if the pessimists...
Artur Davis: What is Next for the Democrats?
President Obama has resorted to extreme measures to forge a compromise with congressional Republicans to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a national default. He has signaled a willingness to slash federal expenditures by an unfathomable 4 trillion dollars over a decade, and he is hinting that the pillars of Social Security , Medicare, and Medicaid will not be exempt.
A Democratic Governor in Minnesota has taken a sharply different route, opting to shut his state's government down unless...
