A Writer’s Blog

  • Randy Abraham: A Few Good Reasons to Support Joe Biden

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: I have one good reason to support Joe Biden. It can be summed up in one five-letter word: Trump. Reader Randy Abraham offers more reasons: The twittersphere has recently been aflame over Bernie Sanders’ decision to suspend his presidential campaign, and then his recent endorsement of frontrunner, former Vice… Read more

  • What George Conway Wrote About Trump, the Loser-in-Chief

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Since the Washington Post is behind a paywall, and since I teased you with Teacher Ken’s brief summary, I thought I would share what Mr. Conway wrote. It was scathing. No matter how low your opinion is of the man who sits in the White House, his is even… Read more

  • Trump Fires Inspector General in Charge of $2 Trillion Relief Fund

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: You may have heard the news today that Trump fired the independent Inspector General in charge of monitoring the $2 trillion coronavirus relief fund. I want to explain why this is a Very Big Deal. When I worked in the Department of Education many years ago, I learned that… Read more

  • There is No Return to Normal for the US Economy

    Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the odds of Trump winning the election are slim at best no matter what he does. Read more

  • David Leonhardt: What Trump Has Said About Coronavirus

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: The main reason that the U.S. was unprepared to respond promptly to the coronavirus was that Trump repeatedly told the public that it was not a problem, that it would disappear spontaneously, and that it was under control. None of this was true. Even now, almost half of Republicans… Read more

  • Fareed Zakaria: Why Is the U.S. Response to the Crisis Inept?

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Fareed Zakaria is a regular commentator on world affairs for CNN. This article appeared in the Washington Post on March 12: The outbreak of an epidemic is something like a natural disaster — a spontaneous, accidental eruption that is no one’s fault. But that does not mean we can… Read more