America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded; sufficient numbers […]
ICYMI: We must stop destroying our institutions
America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded; sufficient numbers […]
We must stop destroying our institutions
America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded; sufficient numbers […]
Did Duquesne University do enough to help Margaret Mary Vojtko?
Slate shines a new light on a debate that began (or more accurately reignited) after the death of an adjunct professor and a man who blamed her death on what he claimed […]
A market approach to faculty salaries?
Inside Higher Ed takes a look at a new policy for determining faculty salaries at Eastern Washington University and asks if other universities will adopt the same plan. Starting this month, Eastern […]
California legislature approves minimum-wage hike that eventually will reach $10 per hour
The Los Angeles Times sent the following news alert at 10:47 p.m. EDT: A bill to raise the state minimum wage to $10 an hour by January 2016 has been approved by […]
Is this a PR problem for the RNC?
Is it fair to link the RNC to the cheap group that manages the arena where the party held its national convention? The Huffington Post has a suggested answer.
Commonsense prevails…
…in Slovakia. Reuters reports that the ongoing tension between the government and the medical community has ended. As the dispute escalated, Prime Minister Iveta Radicova’s outgoing centre-right government called a state of […]
I don’t know if it’s brotherly love…
…but something made Cliff Lee decide to return to Philadelphia. As a baseball fan, I love what he’s done.And the Philadelphia Daily News certainly does — check out its cover from today’s […]
Remember my tirade on baseball’s economics? (UPDATED)
1st UPDATE: 7:50 p.m. EST: SI’s Jon Heyman “tweets” that the Gonzalez-to-Boston trade is completed. We await the financial parameters of this potential blockbuster. ORIGINAL POST: It was just yesterday that I […]
Is it time to boycott the ballpark?
The New York Yankees have spent buckets of money — again — in the past couple of days to re-sign two of its long-standing veterans — pitcher Mariano Rivera and shortstop Derek […]
For richer…for poorer
For Nevadans, that answer is unfortunately very clear: In 2009, they got poorer. Without having any numbers to support it, I can tell you the tourism industry is suffering as well. The […]
