A Writer’s Blog

  • James Harvey: How We Cooked the Books to Produce a Deeply Flawed “A Nation at Risk”

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: This is the 40th anniversary of the Reagan-era report called “A Nation at Risk.” The report was immediately hailed as a “landmark,” blasting the quality of the nation’s public schools. President Reagan wanted the report to endorse school prayer and vouchers. It didn’t. But it castigated the nation’s public… Read more

  • Do you envy and worship wealth and power?

    If the world had more love and/or understanding, than hate, the thirst for power and greed (that seems to always be more powerful), our Earth would be a better place for all forms of life, not just our species. The Jewish/Christian Bible warns us about greed, not once, but many times. The Old Testament was… Read more

  • Raise your hand or honk your Horn if you Love Long COVID

    Originally posted on The Soulful Veteran's Blog: Last week, I had a physical therapy appointment at the VA. Everyone was required to wear masks because many military veterans have compromised immune systems… that may not be the only reason. This week, I had a follow up exam from an oral surgery (tooth removed about two… Read more

  • WOKE is at War with CLUELESS

    What does it mean to be WOKE? “The meaning of WOKE is aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice). Definition of WOKE So, to be WOKE means being a lifelong learner, an avid reader, a fact checker, a problem solver and a critical thinker,… Read more

  • Misinformation Kills: Dark Money and the Creeping Takeover of U.S. Public Education

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Dr. Allison Neitzel writes a blog called “MisinformationKills,” where she exposes charlatans promoting fake cures for COVID. I recommend that you follow her blog. She knows who the fakers and grifters are and calls them out. She recently discovered that Dark Money was deeply invested in the privatization of… Read more

  • Mercedes Schneider: Authoritarians Impose Their Views and Call It “Choice”

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Mercedes Schneider takes issue with the new authoritarians who are imposing book bans in the name of “freedom” and limiting free expressions of views they disagree with in the name of of “choice.” She writes: We are certainly in an age in which the term, “free speech,” is indeed… Read more