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MY DANGEROUS IDEA: EACH CHILD DESERVES AN IQ TEST Date: Saturday, January 21, 2006 The “third culture” Web site edge.org has a provocative New Year’s ritual: the Annual Question. This year’s question, suggested by Harvard psychologist Stephen Pinker, is, “What … Continue reading →

Seebs put up a post on “eliminationist” rhetoric: So, seriously. Drop the eliminationist rhetoric. Stop demonizing the people you disagree with. Start asking them what they believe instead of telling them what they believe. Stop mistaking your beliefs about the … Continue reading →

Big Republican majority in the U.S. House; both houses of the Minnesota legislature (among some 20 legislative chambers nationwide, crucial in a redistricting year); enough Republican senators that any filibuster will hold (crucial for Supreme Court nominees, if any);lots more … Continue reading →

Mensagenda, the monthly newsletter of Minnesota Mensa, will have a new editor starting with the May issue, and I’m it. The chaper’s board approved the appointment at its meeting Monday (Feb. 1) I’m very pleased to have this opportunity. There’s … Continue reading →

I did a piece on a proposal to reduce funding for additional lab periods for science students  at Berkeley High School, and was no end pleased when the Breitbart site bigjournalism.com posted it Wednesday (Jan 27). Take a look and … Continue reading →

When I was working at the Los Angeles Daily News, I went to a Peter Paul & Mary concert at Universal Amphitheatre. It must have been 1993 or 1994. Their politics were as loopy as ever (sorry, I know lots … Continue reading →

This message received and quoted (absolutely sic) by a member of the editorial writers’ listserve (many of whom double as letters editors) To the Editor, , ****************************** It is important that you write the letter in your own words. Nothing … Continue reading →