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A second look at Washington school rankings finds signs of statewide decay
February 11, 2011 – 8:38 am | No Comment

Last April, the Washington State Board of Education published its Public School Accountability Index, a measure of how the state’s 2,000-plus public K-12 schools are educating more than half a million children. Earlier this week, …

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Is the McCain Campaign Playing With Fire With New “Liar” Strategy?
October 7, 2008 – 11:42 am | One Comment

Even if you believe only one of the candidates running for president, it is clear that at least one pair of pants is on fire.
“Liar! liar!” has been both the chorus and refrain from Senator …

Act I in the Theater of the Grand Inquisition of Socialism
September 30, 2008 – 9:01 am | No Comment

"Torquemada" Pelosi Fans Flames of Class Warfare
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One might expect to hear Madame Congresswoman Pelosi screaming, "Repent!  Repent your capitalism and accept socialism as your savior!"  Her dogmatic passion for the big government solutions embedded …

Venezuela Agrees to Putin’s Offer to Help Build Nuclear Reactor
September 29, 2008 – 8:44 am | No Comment

In my opinion, the domino theory is still very much in effect, especially in South America.  Welcome to the multi-polar world.
The United States needs a dramatically reshaped doctrine to deal with the blossoming Russian problem. …

Massive Banking Bailout Will Be the Genesis of Big Government 3.0
September 27, 2008 – 12:50 pm | No Comment

Whether we call this $700 billion plan to preserve the financial system a bailout or a rescue is completely semantic. When the dust settles, we will have a plan that has the Treasury buying billions …

Russian Federation and Venezuela Sign Energy Cooperation Agreements
September 26, 2008 – 8:22 am | One Comment

Blackjack Bomber Visits Should Not be Removed from the Foreign Policy Assessment
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Russian Federation President Dmitry Medvedev today signed a pact to cooperate on energy issues, specifically to form a relationship …

Here’s a Change of Pace to Settle Things Down
September 26, 2008 – 7:54 am | No Comment

I read an essay posted to Crosscut.com this morning that reminded me of something I wrote a few years ago but never thought to share. It’s not in any way political, but maybe it’s …