February 2012
22 posts
Santorum And Harvard Anarchist Agree: Public... →
Fascinating. But why does the education system work around the world in other countries such as Finland, Norway, Taiwan, S Korea, and Japan even? I’d say it works because they don’t have trouble maker kids making it hard for everyone else. And why don’t they have trouble maker kids? Why because they has stronger social safety nets that insure no child has to be preoccupied with...
Japanese manufacturing: From summit to plummet →
The Vulgar Trader: Prison Business →
vulgartrader:
The Corrections Corporation of America sent a letter to 48 states offering to purchase their public prisons if in exchange, the states promised they would continue to provide additional inmates ensuring they remained over 90 percent full.
This begs the question, “What if there aren’t enough…
vulgartrader:
“We buy things we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress people we don’t like.”
Source: Imgur.com
Obama, Explained - Magazine - The Atlantic →
What I’ve concluded now is that Obama has shown the main trait we can hope for in a president—an ability to grow and adapt—and that the reason to oppose his reelection would be disagreement with his goals, not that he proved unable to rise to the job. As time has gone on, he has given increasing evidence that the skills he displayed in the campaign were not purely a fluke.
Are Successful People Nice? - Art Markman -... →
Robert Kagan on Why the World Needs America -... →
There Is No Career Ladder - Priscilla Claman -... →
IPhone Drought Continues in Argentina - WSJ.com →
Protectionism at its worst
Why French Parents Are Superior by Pamela... →
Interesting, even if 75% of the article is pointless and not necessary for the point. But I worry as the advice is from the basis of how to make things better for the parent, not what’s best for the kid, even if a well behaved child is a well behaved adult.
Should All Americans Have to Earn Their... →
“I believe in an America where millions of Americans believe in an America that’s...”
– Mitt Romney, we’re dead serious. (via vulgartrader) (source)
“Never underestimate the ability of the Japanese to count paperclips”
– Analysis: Talk of Japan Inc’s demise may be premature