August 2011
2 posts
Beth Boyle Machlan Blames the New York Times →
Beth’s story is about both the elusiveness of great ideas and the elusiveness of education. Most kids from non-New-York-Times families aren’t taught how to write polished personal statements; all they can do is try.
London's Burning →
An unemployed American I know and love and disagree with about everything, who is blessed to be able to depend on a partner who supports him financially, recently pejoratively described the London rioters as “government-dependent.” In fact this article shows that many Londoners can’t depend on the government for basic prerequisites to independent life like literacy and...
