Irony is a useful tool in framing perspectives. It can be mildly amusing when your dentist's name is Dr. Paine or your lawyer is Crooks, or perhaps you've heard of the plumber named Leake? ...more

November 12, 2007

It felt familiar, as if the past five years had not happened - the Republican president and the Democratic senator together again, plotting ways to reshape the nation's education system. As they sat in the Oval Office that day back in January, President Bush and Sen. Edward Kennedy put their schism over the war behind them and focused on the agenda at hand. ...more

November 5, 2007

If our democracy is to remain strong, we need to expect more from our citizens, and especially our college students, who will be the future leaders of our nation. ...more

November 4, 2007

More than three times as many black people live in prison cells as in college dorms, the government said in a report released last week. ...more

September 30, 2007