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Tenure and Teacher Performance under Fire

Over the past 50 years, one of the most contentious debates has centered upon the direction of public schools in America. Whether it was integration and forced busing, or the current flavor of the month—removal of tenure for public school teachers—education remains at the forefront of political debate. As to tenure, several states, including Florida […]

Obama the Pragmatist

This week, news that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton would not return for a second term initially struck me as a sign that she may resign and run against her boss in the Democrat primary. After reading transcripts of her interview that concern has been allayed—for now. Still, I find it troubling that Secretary […]

White Collar Crime in the news

By Chuck Hobbs – For most of us alive in the 1980’s, when you think of insider trading, two people, one real and the other fictional, spring to mind: Ivan Boesky and Gordon Gekko. Boesky, as we remember, was sentenced to 3.5 years in Federal prison for insider trading in 1986. Gekko, played by Michael […]