Pro Football

Happy Birthday Buffalo Bills, And Thanks For Fifty Years Of Heartache

Jeffrey Hoffman | Posted 11.20.2009 | Sports


Jeffrey Hoffman

In light of the team's decline since the departure of Kelly, Smith and Thomas, my 50-year Buffalo Bills loyalty is just about spent. Buffalo has become almost irrelevant as an NFL member.

Comic Relief and Sports Clash Courtesy of Rush Limbaugh

Derrick K. Baker | Posted 10.21.2009 | Entertainment


Derrick K. Baker

I have to hand it to Rush Limbaugh. It's just that I don't know if I should backhand him or extend a handshake of congratulations in recognition of him pulling off another publicity ploy in the name of shameless self promotion.

When Smart People Get It Sooo Wrong: Malcolm Gladwell's Solutions for American Education

Martin Carnoy | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics


Martin Carnoy

The assertion that we don't know what makes good teachers before trying them out for a few years while measuring their students' test gains is simply not true.