Monthly Archives: August 2010

What Hurts Harvard About the Hauser Scandal Is the Coverup

Harvard could have claimed that they did the right thing, if belatedly and slowly. But now, they’re tainted with a ‘cover up.’
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Posted in Education, Ethics | 5 Comments

Links 8/14/10

Links for you.
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Posted in Lotsa Links | 4 Comments

The Economic Argument for Tenure

Sometimes you get deadwood, but it’s actually a great economic deal for universities, especially in the heavily funded sciences.
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Posted in Education | 6 Comments

Links 8/13/10

Merry Friday! Links for you.
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A Question for Alterman About Breitbart

Why is calling an awful person, well, awful, a bad thing?
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Posted in Basic Human Decency, Framing, Housing | 3 Comments

The Statistics of Tea Partying and Interracial Trust, Part I

Whites who identified strongly with the Tea Party don’t trust other whites.
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Posted in Conservatives, Polling, Racism, Statistics | 4 Comments

Links 8/11/10

Shaq, the newest Boston Celtic, described the Boston accent as ‘sexy’ yesterday. In that spirit, I offah yuh some wicked smaht links.
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Posted in Lotsa Links | 2 Comments

More Theopolitical Rightwing Disingenuousness: The Thomas Jefferson Edition

Just more lies in service of the Big Truth.
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Posted in Civil Liberties, Conservatives | 5 Comments

Links 8/10/10

Happy Tuesday! Links for you.
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Thankfully, I’m Part of the Amateur Left

This isn’t the way to rally your base before an election.
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Posted in Civil Liberties, Democrats, Fucking Morons, Fucking Royals | 9 Comments