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- AI will lead to more jobs not fewer.
- Our schools need freedom of expression. Agree - but also feel students should have to pass a US citizenship test to get a degree. They are still citizens but they don't get that degree unless they pass the test.
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- Two top senators urge Trump DOJ to prosecute Fauci despite Biden autopen pardon. Agree - Fauci should be in jail.
- Nathanael Greene was an underappreciated hero of the American Revolution.
- Jonathan Turley: Arkansas shows continued testing improvements from reforms.
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= Glenn Reynolds: Cutting off the head of the snake. "To quote author Keith Laumer, 'there's nothing as peaceful as a dead troublemaker.' Khamenei is now peaceful." He makes an excellent point about China too.
- Plugged the book Education of a Wandering Man into the Book Recommendations site and got back 30 title. Of those I've already read 15, have 3 on my reading list, 2 others on bookshelves and will probably be adding the other titles to my wish list.
- Jonathan Turley: Trump can rely on past Democratic President s for authority to attack Iran.
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- Do institutional investors raise housing prices? Interesting (and to be fair I often confuse Blackstone and Blackrock).
- Trump declares legal war on sanctuary cities.
- Jonathan Turley on Newsom's gerrymander problem.
- From the archives: The 7 habits of freedom loving academics.
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- Peter Attia on warning labels on hormone replacement products.
- Wise words from Frank. He's not wrong.
- Democrats texted with Jeffrey Epstein during 2019 Congressional hearing. It's all coming out in the wash.
- Jonathan Turley: How to reverse the dumbing down of American higher ed.
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- This is troubling. This is why anyone who would abridge the first amendment in our country can't be tolerated.
- Jonathan Turley: Des Moines School Superintendent arrested by ICE. You can't make this stuff up.
- From the archives: Laird Hamilton's 5 rules for healthy living.
- Trump's 21 point Gaza peace plan. Guessing this will be acceptable to everyone but Hamas.
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- VDH: Murder of Charlie Kirk was not a George Floyd moment.
- Jonathan Turley: Federal Judge rules in favor of parent's rights. The pendulum is swinging back towards sanity.
- Jonathan Turley on today's political climate. Two from Turley today. Worth the read.
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- Back to Subic Bay... with Friends? From his lips to God's ears.
- Suspect in fatal Charlotte stabbing of Ukrainian refugee charged with federal crime. Good! Take it out of the hands of the judges that gave the killer a revolving door.
- DOE Climate Working Group RIP. Good - even if it was done with a legal loophole. Science and policy should be kept separate.
- American students score historic lows in science, math, and reading. Think funding students instead of schools could help reverse this.
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- Michael Wade on Workplace Jackals.
- From the archives: Montaigne's rules for reading.
- South Korea says it is helping citizens return after big ICE raid at Hyundai plant in Georgia. Just saying but if South Korea won't adhere to our immigration laws - what are the chances they will adhere to tariff regulations?
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- ChatGPT dolls becoming caregivers in South Korea. The cost of a caregiver and a robot already have to be close. How soon does it become cheaper for an insurance plan to just cover the costs of a robot?
- Interesting profile of Squadron Barkley. Was not aware of that side of Barkley.
- Removing phones from the classroom truly is a bi-partisan issue. In the age of AI I'd include teachers in that ban too.
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- Using scare economic projections to push a climate change hoax? How dare they!
- A YouTube education. I would add Richard Feynman's lectures on physics and historian Sarah Paine.
- The Varsity takes the field. Keeping Hegseth in reserve allows Trump to keep military retaliation on the table without anyone asking Hegseth directly. He could be the bad cop.
- Jonathan Turley on the Clinton Foundation. Don't think there's any statue of limitations on RICO charges.
Came up with this list a while back but I think it's still valid:
If I were put in charge - here's my Top 5 Changes I'd make to higher ed.
1. Get rid of any classes that need to have either "Science" or "Studies" added to the course title. It's not "Political Science" - it's "Politics." You don't say "History Science." And any course that adds "Studies" is not really giving you an education for the most part it's giving you an indoctrination instead.
2. If a person goes to a college or university for a minimum of three-years and four years after leaving college that person is not making at least triple the poverty line - then that person gets to declare Education Bankruptcy and wipe out any student debt. The college or university would have to then cover that loan debt out of their endowment fund. Only colleges or universities with a big enough endowment would be eligible for federal student aid. The goal is for the university to want to give the students something tangibly valuable for society not just a degree that's not worth the paper its printed on in the real world.
3. Any revenue associated with college sports would be taxable. No reason why those big TV contracts aren't taxable. And any money an athlete makes from NIL is also taxable.4. I would make four-years served in the US military with an honorable discharge equal to a liberal arts degree for all Federal employment opportunities with the edge given to those who served for any job where the candidates are otherwise equal. The person coming out of the military probably has more practical skills and a better ability to follow instruction - why not reward them?5. With the idea of Education Bankruptcy from above in mind - there's a whole group of people where many if not most have at least triple the poverty level in guaranteed income. These are retirees. Why not craft programs for these folks. Many retirees have free time and interests they would have loved to pursue - perhaps archaeology, geology, history of the American Revolution, etc. Why not come up and market Associate Degrees that would be of interest to retirees?
More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Understanding the "wealthy working class."
- Jonathan Turley on Sergeant Jay and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The more people who learn of his dedication the better.
- Victor Davis Hanson - the decline and fall of of so-called degreed experts.
- Randy Moss will return full time to ESPN's NFL Sunday Countdown. Great news!
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- When Universities have recalls.
- From the archives: Winston Churchill's daily routine.
- The unintended deadly consequences of federally mandated fuel efficiency.
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- Modern Societal Alarm Bells. These are true but most are reversable.
- School uses AI to teach students.
- Good question: what was Pete Buttigieg doing?
- New study finds that tea and chocolate can reduce blood pressure. I'll believe the studies I want to believe.
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- Glenn Reynolds: Learning to live with AI. Seems lots of people were thinking about robots and AI over Easter.
- The Network School Fellowships. $100,000 in funding. If I were young and free - I would apply for this. In life you have to ask for the order! And yes I see the I see the irony of the first two posts.
- Google found guilty of monopolization again! Meant to like to this last week.
- Why China and Qatar are funding Julliard, not just Harvard.
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- VDH with Reflection on the Counter-Revolution in America. I hope it works.
- Is it time for Old School? Some good recommendations though I fear it may be too late for some.
- From the archives: EB White's beautiful letter to someone who had lost faith in humanity.
