Archive | June, 2010

SHAMARA RILEY COMMENTARY: Five Of The Biggest Charter School Myths Debunked

30. Jun, 2010 Comments Off

I have an op-ed over at theGrio.com defending charter schools. I discuss five myths surrounding charter schools: (1) that they take money away from traditional public schools; (2) charter schools take the best/most affluent students and the most motivated parents ...Read more

Ghana’s Center-Right Party Is Broke After 18 Months In Opposition

30. Jun, 2010 Comments Off

The New Patriotic Party is broke after just 18 months in opposition, making it extremely difficult for the National Executive Committee to manage its affairs, Ghana News Agency (GNA) investigations today established. The investigations revealed that Jake Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey, ...Read more

WALTER E. WILLIAMS OP-ED: Where Best To Be Poor

30. Jun, 2010 Comments Off

The libertarian economics professor argues that what has historically been defined as poverty, nationally or internationally, no longer exists in the U.S.: "According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the 2009 poverty guideline ...Read more

Obama Gonna What? – Afghanistan

30. Jun, 2010 Comments Off

The story beneath the firing of McChrystal is the fights that McChrystal had with the diplo team of Holbrooke and Eikenberry. My initial frustration at Obama's firing was prompted by the insight given by the analyst community that it was ...Read more